# Incident 20020423017919I: Beech C23, Leesburg, VA, April 23, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2002, 12:45 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9167S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9167S) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 600 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020423017919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDED AT LEESBURG (JYO) WITH NO NOSE GEAR. NOSE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, AND LEESBURG, VA. PILOT HAD NO INDICATION THE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL HE LANDED IN LEESBURG.

## Other reports on N9167S (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120112000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120112000559I), Jan 12, 2012: Beech C23 (N9167S), Berkeley, WV, No damage. [privacy data omitted] Was on a CFI checkride with ops inspector mark fair from the dulles FSDO when they lost oil pressure and the engine seized. Inspector…
- [Incident 19840419021469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840419021469I), Apr 19, 1984: Beech C23 (N9167S), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Impact broke off the nose gear.
- [Incident 19830310023449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310023449I), Mar 10, 1983: Beech C23 (N9167S), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Right brake failed while taxiing on the ramp. Struck a parked aircraft.

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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