# Accident 19990724041379A: Beech C23, Clemson, SC, July 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Clemson, SC
- Airport: Clemson-Oconee County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6702° N, 82.8835° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6702&lon=-82.8835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63TW-2015-05-13) (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 O360A4J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 5 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724041379A

## Narrative

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

(.4) AFTER FLYING IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, AND LANDED. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED  THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED TWICE, SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH AND EMBANKMENT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE TAKEOFF WITH FULL FLAPS, BUT IMMEDIATELY RETRACTED ALL THE FLAPS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB.       (-23) ON JULY 24, 1999, AT 1330 EDT, A BEECH SUNDOWNER, BE-C23, N63TW, CRASHED LANDED ON RUNWAY 7 AT THE SENECA-OCONEE AIRPORT (KCEU), SENECA, SOUTH CAROLINA.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED TWICE, STALLED AND SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH AND EMBANKMENT, CAME TO REST NEAR THE DEPARTURE END, WITH THE LEFT WING BADLY CRUMPLED AT THE WING TIP, THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENT AND THE FUSELAGE, AT THE AFT END, NEAR THE TAIL DAMAGED AND BENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS HAD NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA202), Jul 24, 1999: Beech C23 (N63TW), Seneca, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare, landed hard, bounced, departed the runway, which resulted in an impact with a ditch and embankment. A factor in this accident was the improper recovery from a bounced…

## Other reports on N63TW (1)

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

- [Incident 19960514017589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514017589I), May 14, 1996: Beech C23 (N63TW), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: wing tip hit runway light on landing.

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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