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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A23 · Wagner, SD · March 21, 1998

Date: March 21, 1998 · 16:45 local
Place: Wagner, SD
Airport: Wagner Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6975Q
Reported as: Beech A23
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,010 total155 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

N6975QRegistered now · Beech A23-24S/N MA-338 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech A23-24 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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: pilot made a hard landing on runway 8 at Wagner, SD. Aircraft bounced back into air. Shoulder straps are not installed. Pilot leaned forward as a result of bounce. Aircraft nosed forward, landed on nose gear. Go-around not attempted, landing continued. During roll out, nose settled to pavement. Prop, cowl, and nosegear damaged. Pilot accepts responsibility for poor landing/bounce recovery techniques.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 8 AT WAGNER, SD. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO AIR. SHOULDER STRAPS ARE NOT INSTALLED. PILOT LEANED FORWARD AS A RESULT OF BOUNCE. AIRCRAFT NOSED FORWARD, LANDED ON NOSE GEAR. GO-AROUND NOT ATTEMPTED, LANDING CONTINUED. DURING ROLL OUT, NOSE SETTLED TO PAVEMENT. PROP, COWL, AND NOSEGEAR DAMAGED. PILOT ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR LANDING/BOUNCE RECOVERY TECHNIQUES.