# Incident 19960213022419I: Beech C23, Spring, TX, February 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1996, 13:08 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0621° N, 95.3837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0621&lon=-95.3837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66710, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66710) (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: 4,356 total, 62 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213022419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INVESTIGATION OF NOSE GEAR FAILURE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: NOSE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HOUSING PIN 169-810000-663, REF. ITEM 16, FIGURE 206 OF IPB, CRACKING AT THE THREE ATTACHED POINTS ON THE UPPER END OF GEAR HOUSING AT THE ENGINE MOUNT ASSEMBLY. THESE ATTACHING BOLTS SECURE THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING COLLAR TO THE ENGINE MOUNT FITTING AND EXTEND THROUGH THE FITTING AND INTO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HOUSING. TWO OF THESE THREE BOLT HOLES HAD BEEN CRACKED PREVIOUSLY. WHEN THE LAST BOLT HOLE CRACKED OUT, THE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THIS AREA IS NOT ACCESSIBLE DURING INSPECTIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWL, PROPELLER, EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ENGINE MOUNT LOWER FITTING. AN M & D IS ATTACHED.

## Other reports on N66710 (2)

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

- [Accident 20181125017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181125017639A), Nov 25, 2018: Beech C23 (N66710), Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. At the time of the accident, the pilot had been conducting a short personal flight to warm up the engine prior to having an annual inspection performed on the…
- [Incident 19830827062639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827062639I), Aug 27, 1983: Beech C23 (N66710), Bardstown, KY, Minor damage. Student over controlled rudder on the landing roll until losing control. Flight instructor correction was too late.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.