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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Chattanooga, TN · July 19, 1996

Date: July 19, 1996 · 10:13 local
Place: Chattanooga, TN
Airport: Lovell Field
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60165
Reported as: Beech C23
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 41 in this make and model

N60165Registered now · Beech C23S/N M-2145 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: a student pilot flying solo attempted to land on runway 20 at cha. On landing roll, a gust of wind blew the aircraft off the runway. Pilot elected to "go around" and aircraft landing gear hit a "distant" sign. Control tower visually checked the aircraft landing gear which appeared to be ok. Aircraft landed runway 20 with an unknown left main landing gear tire flat, ran off runway and hit another sign. No damage to aircraft except for the flat tire. No injuries to pilot. Instructor and student pilot were counseled. privacy data omitted The filing of this report will close this incident, no further action required.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A STUDENT PILOT FLYING SOLO ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20 AT CHA. ON LANDING ROLL, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ELECTED TO "GO AROUND" AND AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HIT A "DISTANT" SIGN. CONTROL TOWER VISUALLY CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WHICH APPEARED TO BE OK. AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 20 WITH AN UNKNOWN LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE FLAT, RAN OFF RUNWAY AND HIT ANOTHER SIGN. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT EXCEPT FOR THE FLAT TIRE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE COUNSELED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE FILING OF THIS REPORT WILL CLOSE THIS INCIDENT, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.