# Incident 19990203039389I: Beech A65, Keystone Height, FL, February 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Keystone Height, FL
- Airport: Keystone Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7829° N, 82.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keystone Heights, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7829&lon=-82.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8108R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8108R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A65 (registry code 1152803, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990203039389I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ONFERRY FLIGHT FROM OPA-LOCKA. UPON LANDING KEYSTONE HEIGHTS NOSEFLINGEAR BEGN TO COLLASPE, AND PIC USED RUDDER TO STEER AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY INTO GRASS TO PREVENT DAMAGING AIRCRAFT MORE THAN NECESSARY. NOSE GEAR TRANION FOUND BROKEN.

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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