# Accident 19920828033969A: Beech C23, Pageland, SC, August 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1992, 18:45 local time
- Place: Pageland, SC
- Airport: Pageland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7690° N, 80.3805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7690&lon=-80.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63892, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63892-1992-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828033969A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED RUNWAY NOSE FIRST ON LANDING. PROP STRIKES ON RUNWAY PRIOR MAIN GEAR MARKS. IMPACT BROKE NOSE GEAR TUBES.

## 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 ATL92LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA168), Aug 28, 1992: Beech C23 (N63892), Pageland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN, RESULTING IN AN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR ATTACHMENT SUPPORT TUBES. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT AND THE DITCH ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N63892 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830304006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830304006299A), Mar 4, 1983: Beech C23 (N63892), Florence, KY, Substantial damage. Porpoised during landing. Impact collapsed the nose gear and caused a fire in engine compartment.

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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