# Incident 19830305010299I: Beech C23, Manassas, VA, March 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1983, 12:50 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6009S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 10 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83IA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830305010299I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT TO DROP TO RUNWAY NOSE FIRST ON A HIGH LEVEL OFF. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83IA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA132), Mar 5, 1983: Beech C23 (N6009S), Manassas, VA, incident, minor damage

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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