# Incident 19790802029799I: Beech C23, Roanoke, VA, August 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Woodrum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20087, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20087-2020-03-11) (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: 95 total, 15 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/19790802029799I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND STRUCK NOSE GEAR FIRST. BROKEN NOSE GEAR AND BENT PROP.

## Other reports on N20087 (1)

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

- [Accident 20161022023659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161022023659A), Oct 22, 2016: Beech C23 (N20087), Osage Beach, MO, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. After landing on runway 04 at aiz, the aircraft taxied back to the end of runway 04. Witnesses stated that the aircraft remained there for several minutes with…

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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