# Incident 19990530006039I: Beech A23, Plymouth, FL, May 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1999, 20:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, FL
- Airport: Orlanda Country Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6922° N, 81.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6922&lon=-81.5473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3528R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3528R-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990530006039I

## Narrative

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

(.23) AT ORLANDO COUNTRY AIRPORT (X04) PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 15, BOUNCING 3-4 TIMES. PILOT MADE A GO-AROUND TO LAND ON THE OPPOSITE END RUNWAY 33.  IN DOING SO, THE FIXED NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.  AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION ON 5/31/99, REVEALED DAMAGED PROPELLER TIPS, DME ANTENNS, NOSE COWL, AND SHEARED NOSE GEAR; NO MAJOR STURCTRAL DAMAGE OBSERVED.  BASED ON THE PILOT'S FILGHT ACTIVITY ON 5/30/99, FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N3528R (1)

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

- [Accident 19800503012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503012879A), May 3, 1980: Beech A23 (N3528R), New Philadelphi, OH, Substantial damage. Encountered turbulence at level-off. One wing dropped. Made hard landing on one main gear. Impact wrinkle wing.

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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