# Incident 19870703071649I: Beech C23, West Chicago, IL, July 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1987, 13:01 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66251, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66251) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 10 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703071649I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT REQUIRED ASSISTANCE TO EXTEND FULL FLAPS.

## Other reports on N66251 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810912072819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912072819I), Sep 12, 1981: Beech 23BEECH (N66251), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Student on solo cross country flight damaged propeller on second bounce. Went around and landed successfully.

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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