# Incident 19800128019809I: Beech A23, Rutherfordton, NC, January 28, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1980, 18:40 local time
- Place: Rutherfordton, NC
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3640° N, 81.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutherfordton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3640&lon=-81.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3531R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3531R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 14 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/19800128019809I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING & DURING ATTEMPTED RECOVERY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FROM SIDE LOAD.

## Other reports on N3531R (1)

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

- [Incident 19950714022889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714022889I), Jul 14, 1995: Beech A23 (N3531R), Portsmouth, OH, Minor damage. Ballooned landing came down nose first. Collapsed nose gear.

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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