# Accident 20060528023469A: Beech A23, Troy, MI, May 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2006, 17:40 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Oakland/Troy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5428° N, 83.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5428&lon=-83.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8776M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8776M-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060528023469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2006, AT 1740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH A23, N8776M, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 (3,550 FEET BY 60 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT (VLL), TROY, MICHIGAN. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE FLYING THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE IS CURRENTLY NOT IDENTIFIED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI06LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA149), May 28, 2006: Beech A23 (N8776M), Troy, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing by the unknown pilot.

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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