# Incident 19890707041289I: Beech C23, Louisville, KY, July 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1989, 18:46 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18589-2023-05-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 8 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707041289I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DOWN RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N18589 (1)

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

- [Incident 20121006027939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121006027939I), Oct 6, 2012: Beech C23 (N18589), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Wednesday sept 26, 2012 maintenance was performed. The mechanic was distracted and did not install the left brake i/b pad. A taxi test did not reveal the…

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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