# Accident 19940828047009A: Beech A23, Felton, DE, August 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Felton, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0003° N, 75.5695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0003&lon=-75.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1462L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1462L) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 91 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940828047009A

## Narrative

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

LANDING LONG. ELECTED TO GO AROUND LOST CONTROL IN GUSTY WIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED NOSE AND RIGHT GEAR.

## 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 BFO94LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA157), Aug 28, 1994: Beech A-23 (N1462L), Felton, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control. A factor is the pilot's failure to do a go around.

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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