# Accident 19991003032109A: Beech C23, Indianapolis, IN, October 3, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 3, 1999, 11:25 local time - Place: Indianapolis, IN - Airport: Greenwood Municipal Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.5991° N, 86.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5991&lon=-86.1197&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9213S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213S-2000-03-03) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C23 - Reported engine: LYC O360A4K - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA001) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991003032109A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON OCTOBER 3, 1999, AT 1125 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH C-23, N9213S, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED BY A POST- IMPACT FIRE FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 (3,072' X 50' DRY ASPHALT) AT THE GREENWOOD AIRPORT, GREENWOOD, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PILOT-RATED PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GREENWOOD, INDIANA, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY AT A LOW ALTITUDE WITH A HIGH PITCH UP ATTITUDE. THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER SAID THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND AS THE AIRPLANE FLEW OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND SAID THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, AND LANDED HARD A SECOND TIME. ON-SCENE EVIDENCE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK RUPTURED DURING THE SECOND HARD LANDING. THE NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR TRAILING ARM AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES SEPARATED FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE LANDING GEAR STRUT MOUNTS DURING THE SECOND LANDING. THE AIRPLANE SLID DOWN THE RU NWAY AND EXITED THE RUNWAY'S RIGHT EDGE AND ONTO THE RUNWAY CLEARWAY AREA. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR STRUTS WERE SPARKING AS IT SKIDDED ON THE RUNWAY. THEY SAID THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE DURING ITS SKID ON THE RUNWAY AND BURNED AFTER IT STOPPED ON THE CLEARWAY. (-23) THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT AND WAS MAKING A NORMAL CROSSWIND LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND TRIED TO RAISE THE NOSE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR HIT THE GROUND FIRST, THEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT THE GROUND AGAIN ON THE THREE LANDING GEAR WHEELS AND THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN BACK INTO THE AIR AND THEN FELL BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. ALL OF THE LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID ACROSS THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING TANK RUPTURED AND THE SPARKS FROM THE METAL GRINDING STARTED A FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. THE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TH E LEFT WING WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. ## 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 CHI00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA001), Oct 3, 1999: Beech C-23 (N9213S), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: undetermined. ## Other reports on N9213S (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19770729021149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729021149A), Jul 29, 1977: Beech C23 (N9213S), Runnells, IA, Substantial damage. Turned fuel off for simulated emerg ldg. Eng failed to respond when selector turned back on. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.