# Incident 19980907044899I: Beech 23, Oakpark, GA, September 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Oakpark, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3644° N, 82.3240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Park, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3644&lon=-82.3240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2381Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2381Z-2002-09-13) (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 23
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980907044899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING ON HIS GRASS STRIP BEHIND HIS HOUSE HE STRUCK A FENCE POST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN BALLOONED AND WAS LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TURNED SHARPLY TO AVOID THE FENCE AND TREES AT THE END OF THE STRIP. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN OUT FROM IT'S MOUNTING.

## Other reports on N2381Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19990723009529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990723009529A), Jul 23, 1999: Beech 23 (N2381Z), Vidalia, GA, Substantial damage. Acft took off from field, hit fence. (-23) airman exercised poor judgement attempting to fly an unairworthy aircraft. See attached.

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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