# Accident 20080210010979A: Beech 23, Fort Myers, FL, February 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Salty Approach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6033° N, 82.2197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6033&lon=-82.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2382J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2382J-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,923 total, 317 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080210010979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING ON GRASS STRIP THE LEFT WING TIP HIT A SEA GRAPE BUSH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND SLIDE WHILE CURVING TO THE LEFT ENDING UP AGAINST A FENCE AND MORE BUSHES.

## 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 NYC08CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA098), Feb 10, 2008: Beech 23 (N2382J), Pineland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Contributing was the gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N2382J (1)

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

- [Accident 19950911028359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950911028359A), Sep 11, 1995: Beech 23BEECH (N2382J), Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed. Reported power loss on climbout. Landed soft rough soil and brush. Toreoff landing gear. Engine tested normal.

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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