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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Paducah, KY · February 16, 1989

Date: February 16, 1989 · 15:06 local
Place: Paducah, KY
Airport: Barkley Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60520
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO520C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total1,250 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N60520Registered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-2227 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Made a hard landing. Bounced. Began to porpoise. Nose gear broke at piston attach point. Propeller struck runway.

As the FAA filed it

MADE A HARD LANDING. BOUNCED. BEGAN TO PORPOISE. NOSE GEAR BROKE AT PISTON ATTACH POINT. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY.