# Incident 19800311035679I: Beech 23BEECH, Norfolk, VA, March 11, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1970R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1970R-2006-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 40 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/19800311035679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OFFERED RUNWAY 32 TWICE, CHOSE TO LAND ON 23. LANDED IN GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY, HITTING RUNWAY LIGHTS

## Other reports on N1970R (1)

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

- [Incident 19941128042279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941128042279I), Nov 28, 1994: Beech A24R (N1970R), Clinton, IA, Minor damage. Reported gear not down landing. Had put gear handle down. Gear found ok. Indicates late gear extension.

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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