# Accident 19960413027169A: Beech A23A, Saginaw, MI, April 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Harry W Browne Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4297° N, 83.8609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4297&lon=-83.8609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3613Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3613Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960413027169A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. CAME DOWN ON NOSE GEAR AND BROKE IT OFF. FAILED TO ADD BACK YOKE AND POWER TO RECOVER. (-23) LANDING ON 27, GUSTY WINDS CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE, 2ND TOUCHDOWN NOSEGEAR FAILED, SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY RIGHT. PILOT CLAIMS WIND WAS GUSTY, WX WAS 15 OVC 10 MI. WIND 280 DEGREES AT 10K, 29.76, 43 DEGREES.

## 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 CHI96LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA131), Apr 13, 1996: Beech A23A (N3613Q), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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