# Incident 19981002034169I: Beech C23, Charlotte, NC, October 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1998, 18:50 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Wilgrove Air Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2139° N, 80.6683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Wilgrove Air Park, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2139&lon=-80.6683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9276S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9276S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 175 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981002034169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SET UP FOR A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN TO RUNWAY 17 AT WILGROVE. PILOT PASSED OVER THE TREE LINE AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17, HE BEGAN A "NORMAL ROUND OUT" WHEN THE "WIND DROPPED" OUT FROM UNDER THE WING, NEGLIGIBLE  GROUND EFFECT. AIRPLANE HIT NOSE GEAR FIRST, THEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR COLLASPED AND PROPELLER MADE THREE STRIKES BEFORE IT STOPPED TURNING. EVIDENCE INDICATES THE AIPPLANE SLID ON THE PROPELLER AND COLLASPED NLG, UNTIL IT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM TOUCH DOWN. WITNESS MARKS INDICATE TOUCH DOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 17 AND ON CENTER LINE. BEFORE STOPPING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLASPED. THE STRUT BROKE AT THE ATTACH POINT INDICATING FAILURE DUE TO EXTREME SIDE LOADS ON LANDING. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, NLG, RIGHT MLG, AND RIGHT FLAP. THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE FRACTURED, AWAY FROM THE FIRE WALL. ONLY SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SKIN CAUSED BY MLG FAILURE.

## Other reports on N9276S (1)

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

- [Incident 19810928081789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928081789I), Sep 28, 1981: Beech C23 (N9276S), Mebane, NC, Minor damage. Ze takeoff sluggish on short unmowed grass strip. Aborted late. Ran off end of runway. Poor judgment. Engine normal

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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