# Incident 20040901019799I: Beech C23, Maquoketa, IA, September 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2004
- Place: Maquoketa, IA
- Airport: Maquoketa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0507° N, 90.7392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAQUOKETA MUNI (OQW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0507&lon=-90.7392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4345W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4345W-2020-08-31) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 100 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/20040901019799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING AT THE MAQUOKETA, IA AIRPORT OQW. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, BUT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N4345W (1)

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

- [Incident 19981010041009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010041009I), Oct 10, 1998: Beech C23 (N4345W), Southern Pines, NC, Minor damage. (-5)During a touch and go, landed hard on nose gear. Damaged nose gear and prop.

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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