# Incident 19870219013899I: Beech C23, Middletown, PA, February 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1987, 11:45 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812Y-1996-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 3 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/19870219013899I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING MADE WITH DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND ENGINE MOUNT.

## Other reports on N812Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19950215001819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950215001819A), Feb 15, 1995: Beech C23 (N812Y), Rochester, NH, Substantial damage. Heard popping noise on climbout. Turned off mags by mistake checking. Ignition switch jammed. Severed gear landing.
- [Incident 19880225011089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880225011089I), Feb 25, 1988: Beech C23 (N812Y), Leroy, NY. Rough engine while holding. Descended and used carburetor heat. Engine cleared up. Had failed to use carb heat.

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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