35.2470° N, 75.5988° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Frisco, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 20, 1997 · 17:10 local
Place
Frisco, NC
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total37 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days
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.
(-23) Pilot attempted a landing at billy mitchell field. Aircraft landed short and contacted lip of runway. Collision caused both landing gear drag struts to shear away from wing beam allowing gear to fold and aircraft settle to ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT BILLY MITCHELL FIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT AND CONTACTED LIP OF RUNWAY. COLLISION CAUSED BOTH LANDING GEAR DRAG STRUTS TO SHEAR AWAY FROM WING BEAM ALLOWING GEAR TO FOLD AND AIRCRAFT SETTLE TO GROUND.