# Accident 19830823045379A: Beech F33A, San Carlos, CA, August 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1983, 17:19 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4899° N, 122.2598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4899&lon=-122.2598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3737L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3737L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 40 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830823045379A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL ON LANDING. IMPACT COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX83LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA406), Aug 24, 1983: Beech F33A (N3737L), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3737L (1)

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

- [Incident 20060313003759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060313003759I), Mar 13, 2006: Beech F33A (N3737L), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On Monday 3-13-2006 at about 1330 aircraft N3737L was downwind landing on runway 35L at David Wayne Hooks (dwh) airport. On approach to 35L pilot…

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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