37.2710° N, 79.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 23, 1982 · 11:40 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38112
Reported as
Beech 23BEECH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot on first solo flight bounced on landing. Nose gear and propeller damaged.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT BOUNCED ON LANDING. NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER DAMAGED.