19871231076699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Martinsville, VA · December 31, 1987

Date: December 31, 1987 · 13:30 local
Place: Martinsville, VA
Airport: Blue Ridge
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6591A
Reported as: Beech C23
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 75 total75 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6591ARegistered now · Beech C23S/N M-2381 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right door opened after takeoff. Circled to land. Lost control on landing trying to hold door.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT DOOR OPENED AFTER TAKEOFF. CIRCLED TO LAND. LOST CONTROL ON LANDING TRYING TO HOLD DOOR.

Other reports on N6591A · 1

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

Incident 19870105000139IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Roanoke, VAStudent inadvertently retracted the gear on the landing roll causing the nose gear to collapse.Jan 5, 1987 · Minor damage