# Incident 19980321011089I: Beech A23, Wagner, SD, March 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1998, 16:45 local time
- Place: Wagner, SD
- Airport: Wagner Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0642° N, 98.2964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAGNER MUNI (AGZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0642&lon=-98.2964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6975Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6975Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,010 total, 155 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980321011089I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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