# Accident 20060508010509A: Beech C23, Bishop, TX, May 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2006, 19:56 local time
- Place: Bishop, TX
- Airport: Bishop Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6031° N, 97.7517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6031&lon=-97.7517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5021M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5021M-2012-12-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060508010509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 FEET OFF THE GROUND. PILOT ELECTED TO TRY AND TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A NOSE DIVE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALL THREE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, THE ENGINE WAS TWISTED DOWN IN THE INVERTED POSITION UNDER THE FUSELAGE, ONE DOOR WAS BROKEN OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WAS GONE, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DISTORTED.

## 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 DFW06LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA122), May 9, 2006: Beech C23 (N5021M), Bishop, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delayed landing flare by the pilot which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5021M (2)

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

- [Accident 19860629034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860629034499A), Jun 29, 1986: Beech C23 (N5021M), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off side of runway on landing. Pilot stated rudder pedals were jammed. Nosewheel housing cracked.
- [Accident 19800607017919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607017919A), Jun 7, 1980: Beech 23BEECH (N5021M), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Crash-landed short of runway. No engine problems except carb ice. Manual heat off landing.

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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