# Incident 19960803027919I: Beech C23, Chicago, IL, August 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5107M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5107M) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803027919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 8, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT, MR. SANDEEP DUTTA, PILOT IN COMMAND OF BE-23-23C, N5107M, WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 4L AT CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (MDW), CHICAGO, IL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS; AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N5107M (1)

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

- [Incident 19970905033139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970905033139I), Sep 5, 1997: Beech C23 (N5107M), Chicago, IL, No damage. Nose gear collapsed.

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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