# Incident 19850603026359I: Beech C23, Griffin, GA, June 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Spalding Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2432° N, 84.2719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffin, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2432&lon=-84.2719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18787, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18787) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850603026359I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N18787 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791028053789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028053789I), Oct 28, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N18787), Mccook, NE, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing back after landing, another plane on final. Pilot turned off runway, hit a runway light.

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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