# Accident 19891029043619A: Beech A23A, Roopville, GA, October 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1989, 16:01 local time
- Place: Roopville, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4497° N, 85.1299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4497&lon=-85.1299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6929Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6929Q-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 85 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891029043619A

## Narrative

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

FLYING FIRST TIME RIGHT SEAT, LANDED LONG ON DOWNWIND LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND. PROP HIT TREE, TORE OFF STABILATOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA018), Oct 29, 1989: Beech A23A (N6929Q), Roopville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR A TAILWIND DURING LANDING, HIS DELAY IN EXECUTING A GO AROUND WHEN HE NOTED EXCESSIVE SPEED DURING THE LANDING ROLL, AND IMPROPER GO AROUND PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N6929Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800708060029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708060029I), Jul 8, 1980: Beech B23BEECH (N6929Q), Douglasville, GA, Minor damage. Touched down with side load and collapsed the gear.

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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