# Incident 19931008041579I: Beech A23, Ithaca, NY, October 8, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1993, 13:48 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8868M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8868M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931008041579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N8868M (2)

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

- [Accident 20200705005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200705005189A), Jul 5, 2020: Beech A23 (N8868M), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. On July 5, 2020, at 1124 MST, a 1964 Beech A23, N8868M, [privacy data omitted], failed to gain altitude during takeoff climbout while conducting a personal…
- [Incident 19880627041409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627041409I), Jun 27, 1988: Beech A23 (N8868M), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Failed to check high sink rate on landing and collapsed the nose gear on impact with the runway.

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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