# Incident 19780227000169I: Beech C23, Birmingham, AL, February 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9154S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9154S-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 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/19780227000169I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT PORPOISED ON LANDING. DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL AND PROP.

## Other reports on N9154S (1)

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

- [Incident 19861029077019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029077019I), Oct 29, 1986: Beech C23 (N9154S), Dermott, AR, Minor damage. The engine failed for unknown reason and the aircraft was safely landed. Main tire failed from pilot braking.

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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