# Incident 20030704012799I: Beech B19, Augusta, ME, July 4, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2003, 11:55 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5137M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5137M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704012799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FIRST SOLO, STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE PLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN OFF. THE PROPELLER AND WINGTIP WERE DAMAGED, NO PERSONAL INJURY.

## Other reports on N5137M (1)

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

- [Incident 19820911059979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911059979I), Sep 11, 1982: Beech B19 (N5137M), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Shock absorber pin had sheared. Pin not replaced on previous hard landing repair.

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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