# Incident 19960814027999I: Beech C23, Ocean City, MD, August 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3105° N, 75.1240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN CITY MUNI (OXB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3105&lon=-75.1240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6003M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6003M-1997-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814027999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 02 AND SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED LEFT BRAKE NOTHING HAPPENED. MECHANIC AT SCENE STATED THAT WHEN HE FIRST APPLIED THE BRAKE IT FELT "SOFT" BUT UPON SECOND APPLICATION IT WAS OK. HE STATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE DISC WAS OUT-OF-TOLERANCE .010. UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE OUT-OF-TOLERANCE CONDITION DID NOT OCCUR AFTER THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION 07-25-96 TT 5288.8. DISCUSSED WITH THE MECHANIC THE IMPORTANCE OF CHECKING THE BRAKE DISC.

## Other reports on N6003M (2)

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

- [Incident 19970301009519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970301009519I), Mar 1, 1997: Beech C23 (N6003M), Middle River, MD, Destroyed. Narrative: approximately 2 mins after switching full tanks @ 1500 the aircraft engine quit. The pilot attempted a restart upon that failing, decided to land…
- [Accident 19820516016649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516016649A), May 16, 1982: Beech C23 (N6003M), Churchville, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long. Ran off end of runway.

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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