# Incident 19970907025599I: Beech 23BEECH, Cuckoo, VA, September 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cuckoo, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9521° N, 77.9000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuckoo, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9521&lon=-77.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2375Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2375Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907025599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1997, A BE 23, N2375Z, LANDED AT A PRIVATE 1400' RUNWAY AT MINERAL, VIRGINIA. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT A HIGH SPEED AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. IT FLOATED 500' BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THEN TRAVELED 100' BEFORE THE MAIN GEAR MADE CONTACT. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER 480' BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IT CONTINUED ANOTHER 350' BEFORE CROSSING A DITCH WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. IT CAME TO REST 40' BEYOND THE DITCH. INCIDENT CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N2375Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20020407017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020407017699A), Apr 7, 2002: Beech 23 (N2375Z), Louisa, VA, No damage. (-23) During the landing, a deer was spotted on the runway, and the pilot, daniel garriques, elected to go around. After power was applied, the deer impacted…

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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