19991218040649A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23 · Blacksburg, VA · December 18, 1999

Date: December 18, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place: Blacksburg, VA
Airport: Virginia Tech Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1452L
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC00LA059
Reported as: Beech A23

N1452LRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2012 · Beech A23S/N M-847 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech A23 Engine modelContinental IO-346 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 18, 1999, at Virginia Tech (bcb) Blacksburg, Virginia, while approaching to land, the aircraft bounced 3 (three) times and then came down hard on the nose gear which then collapsed, causing the propeller to strike the runway. A fire then began near the firewall under the belly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 18, 1999, AT VIRGINIA TECH (BCB) BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA, WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 3 (THREE) TIMES AND THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR WHICH THEN COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. A FIRE THEN BEGAN NEAR THE FIREWALL UNDER THE BELLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlacksburg, VAThe pilot in command's failure to recover from a bounced landing.Dec 18, 1999 · Substantial damage