# Incident 20020621019419I: Beech C23, Lawrence, MA, June 21, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2002, 15:26 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6718Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6718Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020621019419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ON A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, HE WAS LIFTED BY THE WIND THEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN BREAKING OFF THE NOSEWHEEL. AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. THE RESULTING HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSED THE NOSEWHEEL TO COLLAPSE CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE COWLING, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER. BRIAN EASON FROM EAGLE EAST AVIATION MADE THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE. CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT RATHER THAN AN ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LAWRENCE ATCT WEATHER RECORD SPECIAL: 1939Z SP 24010 10SM FEW 650 29/18 A30.33.

## Other reports on N6718Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19871017060131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871017060131A), Oct 17, 1987: Beech 23BEECH (N6718Z), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Struck N97313 while circling in pattern. Haze and scud in area. Both landed safe. Did not give position to tower.

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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