# Incident 19780523039619I: Beech B19, Alice, TX, May 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1978, 09:30 local time
- Place: Alice, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7556° N, 98.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alice, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7556&lon=-98.0658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18956, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18956) (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: 22 total, 13 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/19780523039619I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING ON NOSE WHEEL. WENT AROUND. ON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N18956 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900616029879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616029879I), Jun 16, 1990: Beech B19 (N18956), Paynesville, MN, Minor damage. Lost control on crosswind landing. Bounced and side load folded nose gear.
- [Accident 19800119000869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119000869A), Jan 19, 1980: Beech B19 (N18956), George West, TX, Substantial damage. Flew into area of ground fog on a dark night. Landed on a road. Lost directional. Struck a fence.

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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