# Incident 19870808051179I: Beech C23, Knoxville, TN, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown Knoxville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4K (registry code 42275, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 3 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808051179I

## Narrative

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

FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TOUCH AND GO. OVERSHOT LANDING AND FORCED NOSE INTO THE GROUND TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N63732 (2)

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

- [Incident 20030623019549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030623019549I), Jun 23, 2003: Beech C23 (N63732), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. (-23) On first solo flight, pilot made first successful landing. On second landing aircraft touched down on nose gear, porpoised and bounced on runway,…
- [Incident 19910907047839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907047839I), Sep 7, 1991: Beech C23 (N63732), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Hard landing made due to a wind gust. Bounced. Made a go-around and landed without incident. Had bent propeller.

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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