# Incident 19780219007679I: Beech B19, Clinton, MD, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978, 12:40 local time
- Place: Clinton, MD
- Airport: Hyde
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7428° N, 76.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7428&lon=-76.9087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1992L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1992L-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219007679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TOUCHDOWN. HARD LATERAL LOAD HAD BEEN IMPOSED FROM NOSE WHEEL FIRST LANDING.

## Other reports on N1992L (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801217078099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801217078099A), Dec 17, 1980: Beech B19 (N1992L), Indian Head, MD, Substantial damage. High sink rate unchecked on final. Made hard landing on approach end of runway.
- [Incident 19800323032479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800323032479I), Mar 23, 1980: Beech B19 (N1992L), Clinton, MD. Student pilot descended too low on final approach & struck wires. Normal landing made after go-around.
- [Incident 19780705042339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780705042339I), Jul 5, 1978: Beech B19 (N1992L), Cambridge, MD, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control after hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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