# Incident 19810220010789I: Beech C23, Des Moines, IA, February 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1981, 11:15 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6012J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6012J-2023-04-08) (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: 125 total, 4 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/19810220010789I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N6012J (4)

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

- [Incident 20220227002979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220227002979I), Feb 27, 2022: Beech C23 (N6012J), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft: N6012J s/n M-2100 When: 2/27/2022 2050Z, Where: quad cities international airport (mli) Weather conditions: Injuries: none Damage from event: minor…
- [Accident 19821107057109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821107057109A), Nov 7, 1982: Beech 23BEECH (N6012J), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel 7 miles short of destination. Struck a sign landing on a highway. Failed to lean mixture en route.
- [Incident 19820908049979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820908049979I), Sep 8, 1982: Beech B23BEECH (N6012J), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Right landing gear collapsed on crossing runways on touch and go. Shock rod broke.PN169810000113.
- [Incident 19820206001139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206001139I), Feb 6, 1982: Beech 23BEECH (N6012J), Washington, IA, Minor damage. On rollout aircraft skidded sideways. Pilot used brakes, aircraft spun. Wingtip hit plowed snow on side of runway.

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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