# Incident 19810406025699I: Beech 23BEECH, Easton, MD, April 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7763° N, 76.0705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7763&lon=-76.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2329Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2329Q-2023-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810406025699I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FELL OFF UPON AIRCRAFT ROTATION DUE TO BOLTS SHEARED WHEN GROUND CREW EXCEDED TURN LIMITS OF NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N2329Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19930614021699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930614021699I), Jun 14, 1993: Beech 23BEECH (N2329Q), Corning, CA. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing in field. Found a rodent nested in section of carburetor.

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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