# Incident 19801001072189I: Beech C24R, Newport, AR, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 10:05 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6238° N, 91.2317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6238&lon=-91.2317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23989, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23989-1989-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 50 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/19801001072189I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2 OR 3 TIMES ON LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N23989 (2)

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

- [Incident 19870319013179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319013179I), Mar 19, 1987: N23989, Arkadelphia, AR, Minor damage. The nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Roll pin for the shock absorber had sheared, allowing the nose gear to break.
- [Incident 19800213028569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213028569I), Feb 13, 1980: Beech C24R (N23989), Carlisle, AR, Minor damage. Right main landing gear assembly failed during touchdown, after pilots previous hard landing.

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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