# Accident 20040321004749A: Beech F33A, Wahoo, NE, March 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2004, 15:05 local time
- Place: Wahoo, NE
- Airport: Wahoo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2414° N, 96.5942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2414&lon=-96.5942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3077H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3077H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 442 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321004749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND BOUNCED, THEN LANDED ON ITS NOSE GEAR, COLLAPSING IT. HARD LANDING.

## 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 CHI04CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA093), Mar 21, 2004: Beech F33A (N3077H), Wahoo, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear. A factor was the pilot's misjudged landing flare.

## Other reports on N3077H (1)

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

- [Incident 19990801023729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990801023729I), Aug 1, 1999: Beech F33A (N3077H), Falls City, NE, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed Kansas city, MO (mkc). 10 minutes out pilot reported electrical problems. Pilot claims to have lowered landing gear but had no lights…

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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