# Incident 19870105000139I: Beech C23, Roanoke, VA, January 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6591A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6591A) (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: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105000139I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE GEAR ON THE LANDING ROLL CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N6591A (1)

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

- [Incident 19871231076699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871231076699I), Dec 31, 1987: Beech C23 (N6591A), Martinsville, VA, Minor damage. Right door opened after takeoff. Circled to land. Lost control on landing trying to hold door.

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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