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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Benton Harbor, MI · September 20, 1997

Date: September 20, 1997 · 11:50 local
Place: Benton Harbor, MI
Airport: Ross Field-Twin Cities
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N180ED
Reported as: Beech C23
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 537 total66 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N180EDRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2014 · Beech C23S/N M-1622 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated that he landed the aircraft, main wheels first. When the nose came down, it continued to drop and cause a propeller to strike the ground. The strut connected to the nose wheel gave out. Upon landing, the aircraft experienced nose gear strut failure which caused minor damage to aircraft. M or d submitted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, MAIN WHEELS FIRST. WHEN THE NOSE CAME DOWN, IT CONTINUED TO DROP AND CAUSE A PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE STRUT CONNECTED TO THE NOSE WHEEL GAVE OUT. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NOSE GEAR STRUT FAILURE WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. M OR D SUBMITTED.

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