# Accident 19991229045969A: Beech C23, Manassas, VA, December 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1999, 13:44 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Harry P Davis Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7230° N, 77.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7230&lon=-77.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2116W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2116W-2012-08-09) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991229045969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C LANDED ON RWY 34R @HEF. DURING LANDING ROLL THE A/C PORPOISED, LEFT THE RWY AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC00LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA060), Dec 29, 1999: Beech C-23 (N2116W), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate remedial action to recover the airplane from porpoising during the landing roll out.

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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