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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B24R · Factoryville, PA · February 20, 2005

Date: February 20, 2005 · 12:30 local
Place: Factoryville, PA
Airport: Seamans Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6989R
Reported as: Beech B24R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 160 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N6989RRegistered now · Beech B24RS/N MC-331 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBeech B24R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While attempting to land on runway 04 at Seamans field (9N3) in Factoryville, PA, the aircraft touched down on the main landing gear and began to balloon. Before the pilot had a chance to add power, the nose dropped and the nose gear folded causing the propeller to strike the ground. There was minor damage to the aircraft. Weather reported at kavp, the nearest weather reporting point was variable winds at 3 knots in VFR conditions. There were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 04 AT SEAMANS FIELD (9N3) IN FACTORYVILLE, PA, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND BEGAN TO BALLOON. BEFORE THE PILOT HAD A CHANCE TO ADD POWER, THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. WEATHER REPORTED AT KAVP, THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING POINT WAS VARIABLE WINDS AT 3 KNOTS IN VFR CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

Other reports on N6989R · 1

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

Incident 19960305006549ILevel Off Touchdown · Oxford, CTNarrative: on 03-05-96 at 14:30 local, robert a. bosco departed robertson 4B8 as PIC of N6989R a Beech BE-24 r. the pilot made 4 take offs and landings at 4B8 and then departed the area for oxc. The pilot made 1 take off and landing at oxc. On the pilots…Mar 5, 1996 · Minor damage