# Incident 19841201074119I: Beech C23, Sturgis, MI, December 1, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1984, 14:45 local time
- Place: Sturgis, MI
- Airport: Kirsch Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8133° N, 85.4390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KIRSCH MUNI (IRS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8133&lon=-85.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6334X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6334X-1991-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 8 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841201074119I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY. UNDETECTED UNTIL COMPLETING NEXT LEG OF STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY.

## Other reports on N6334X (1)

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

- [Incident 19890108004259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890108004259I), Jan 8, 1989: Beech C23 (N6334X), Dawson, GA, Minor damage. Nosewheel shimmied on rollout. Unable to correct. Veered off runway. Cause not stated. Minor damage to gear.

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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