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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Roanoke, VA · March 8, 1990

Date: March 8, 1990 · 15:55 local
Place: Roanoke, VA
Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5234M
Reported as: Beech C23
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N5234MRegistration cancelled May 10, 2013 · Beech C23S/N M-2015 · Built 1978 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.

Tower saw nose gear fall off on lift off. Emergency soft field landing. Nose gear sheared below steering joint.

As the FAA filed it

TOWER SAW NOSE GEAR FALL OFF ON LIFT OFF. EMERGENCY SOFT FIELD LANDING. NOSE GEAR SHEARED BELOW STEERING JOINT.

Other reports on N5234M · 2

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

Accident 19831014064619ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Topping, VALanded downwind. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway into ditch.Oct 14, 1983 · Reported as Beech 23BEECH · Substantial damage Incident 19810913058999IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Yancyville, NCGrass strip. Intentional ground looped to prevent going off end of runway. Left wheel broke off at axel attach point.Sep 13, 1981 · Reported as Beech 23BEECH · Minor damage