# Incident 19970710017649I: Beech C24R, Ft Lauderdale, FL, July 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1997, 03:15 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23998, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23998-2014-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970710017649I

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE GEAR FIRST. COLLAPSED NOSE STRUT. (-23) NOEL KIRBY OF FXE ATC WITNESSED AIRCRAFT LAND HARD ON THE NOSE FIRST, THEN SAW SPARKS AS N23998 SLOWED TO A TALL HIGH STOP WITH COLLAPSED GEAR ON RWY 13 @ 0315.

## Other reports on N23998 (2)

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

- [Incident 19881206070169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881206070169I), Dec 6, 1988: Lear 24 (N23998), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed as pilot turned onto runway for takeoff. Gear down lock not in position for full lockdown.
- [Incident 19880303013309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303013309I), Mar 3, 1988: Beech C24R (N23998), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Emergency procedures used to extend gear. Left main gear collapsed while exiting off the 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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