# Incident 20030220003509I: Beech A23, Enid, OK, February 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2003, 17:20 local time
- Place: Enid, OK
- Airport: Enid Woodring Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3760° N, 97.7894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ENID WOODRING RGNL (WDG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3760&lon=-97.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8862M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8862M) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030220003509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AT THE ENID WOODRING REGIONAL AIRPORT, ENID, OK. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. SHORT OF RUNWAY 35, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE GRASS. ON LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR.

## Other reports on N8862M (1)

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

- [Incident 20051223030139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051223030139I), Dec 23, 2005: Beech A23 (N8862M), Enid, OK, Minor damage. (-23) On 12/23/2005 at 1930 local, N8862M a BE-23 caught fire shortly after engine start. The pilot stated after turning on all electrical power, he began to…

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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