# Incident 19860419021689I: Beech C23, Lawton, MI, April 19, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lawton, MI
- Airport: Cornish
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1015° N, 85.8379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Cornish Field (MI31), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1015&lon=-85.8379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61526, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61526) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 176 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860419021689I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR CAME OFF DURING ROLLOUT. SUSPECT A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N61526 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850811073959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850811073959I), Aug 11, 1985: Beech C23 (N61526), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Porpoised on landing, struck taxiway light. Made go around and landed after several attempst.
- [Incident 19820127009649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127009649I), Jan 27, 1982: Beech 23BEECH (N61526), Ft Wayne, IN. Student unable to maintain directional control due to ice patches and gusty crosswinds. Veered off runway.

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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