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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Concord, NC · December 23, 1999

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Date
December 23, 1999 · 14:27 local
Place
Concord, NC
Airport
Concord Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15131
Reported as
Beech F33A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N15131Registration cancelled Dec 12, 2018 · Beech F33AS/N CE-1293 · Built 1988Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 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)Witness saw aircraft coming in for landing. He observed the aircraft land nose wheel first. The aircraft then begin to propoise. On one of the subsequent propoises the nose wheel broke off. The pilot had retired from the airlines approximately three years eariler. He owned the aircraft for approximately 2 months, and had approxmately 12 hours in the aircraft when the incident occurred. He had no other recent small aircraft flight time. During his interview he had felt like air traffic controller had held him at a high altitude for quite a while, which affected his final approach into Concord Regional Airport. His approach was not as stabo;ozed as it might otherwise have been. He stated that he initially had made a fairly smooth touchdown prior to the aircraft "porpoising". The nose gear broke off and the aircraft came to a rest on the runway. Damage was limited to the nose gear, propeller, engine (due to sudden stoppage), and minor skin damage. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passneger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WITNESS SAW AIRCRAFT COMING IN FOR LANDING. HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LAND NOSE WHEEL FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGIN TO PROPOISE. ON ONE OF THE SUBSEQUENT PROPOISES THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF. THE PILOT HAD RETIRED FROM THE AIRLINES APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS EARILER. HE OWNED THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS, AND HAD APPROXMATELY 12 HOURS IN THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. HE HAD NO OTHER RECENT SMALL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TIME. DURING HIS INTERVIEW HE HAD FELT LIKE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER HAD HELD HIM AT A HIGH ALTITUDE FOR QUITE A WHILE, WHICH AFFECTED HIS FINAL APPROACH INTO CONCORD REGIONAL AIRPORT. HIS APPROACH WAS NOT AS STABO;OZED AS IT MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN. HE STATED THAT HE INITIALLY HAD MADE A FAIRLY SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT "PORPOISING". THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE (DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE), AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSNEGER.