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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Southport, NC · June 2, 1996

Date: June 2, 1996 · 07:45 local
Place: Southport, NC
Airport: Brunswick County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9230S
Reported as: Beech C23
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 360 total

N9230SRegistered now · Beech C23S/N M-1791 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on Sunday, June 2, 1996, julia ritz (PIC) along with peter nagy (passenger) flew from ocean isle, NC (60J) to Brunswick county (sut) to get fuel. Ritz was in the right seat and nagy is her instructor. However, this was not a training flight. Weather was clear and winds were calm. Ritz made a normal approach to runway 5 at sut with no notice of any problem. The main gear touched down normal and as the nose gear was lowered, the nose gear buckled allowing the prop to strike the runway. The aircraft slid to a stop on the broken nose strut with only obvious damage to the strut and prop. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1996, JULIA RITZ (PIC) ALONG WITH PETER NAGY (PASSENGER) FLEW FROM OCEAN ISLE, NC (60J) TO BRUNSWICK COUNTY (SUT) TO GET FUEL. RITZ WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND NAGY IS HER INSTRUCTOR. HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT A TRAINING FLIGHT. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WINDS WERE CALM. RITZ MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT SUT WITH NO NOTICE OF ANY PROBLEM. THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN NORMAL AND AS THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOWERED, THE NOSE GEAR BUCKLED ALLOWING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE BROKEN NOSE STRUT WITH ONLY OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE STRUT AND PROP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.