30.4410° N, 87.1912° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 9, 1979 · 18:48 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6990R
Reported as
Beech C23
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total5 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft porpoised after landing. On 5th bounce nose gear collapsed. Ensuing fire extinguished by fire dept.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AFTER LANDING. ON 5TH BOUNCE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ENSUING FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPT.