# Incident 19900308011369I: Beech C23, Roanoke, VA, March 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1990, 15:55 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5234M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234M-2013-05-10) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308011369I

## Narrative

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

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 19831014064619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831014064619A), Oct 14, 1983: Beech 23BEECH (N5234M), Topping, VA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway into ditch.
- [Incident 19810913058999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913058999I), Sep 13, 1981: Beech 23BEECH (N5234M), Yancyville, NC, Minor damage. Grass strip. Intentional ground looped to prevent going off end of runway. Left wheel broke off at axel attach point.

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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