# Accident 19991218040649A: Beech A23, Blacksburg, VA, December 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Blacksburg, VA
- Airport: Virginia Tech Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2308° N, 80.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2308&lon=-80.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1452L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1452L-2012-08-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991218040649A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA059), Dec 18, 1999: Beech BE-23 (N1452L), Blacksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's failure to recover from a bounced 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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