# Accident 19930415009429A: Beech C23, Searcy, AR, April 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1993, 18:45 local time
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Airport: Searcy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2411° N, 91.7352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searcy, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2411&lon=-91.7352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2150W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2150W-2012-08-27) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930415009429A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING. BEGAN NOSE HIGH GO AROUND. WING STALLED. IMPACTED. HAD DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY PRIOR IMPACT.

## 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 FTW93LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA130), Apr 15, 1993: Beech C23 (N2150W), Searcy, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FOR A BOUNCED LANDING. THE CROSSWIND AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND WERE FACTORS.

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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