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FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Flagstaff, AZ · July 29, 2008

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Date
July 29, 2008 · 06:51 local
Place
Flagstaff, AZ
Airport
Flagstaff Pulliam
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N23966
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
430 total75 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N23966Registered now · Beech C23S/N M-1996 · Built 1977Airframe modelBeech C23Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) Pilot stated that he landed "flat" with all three gear touching at the same time. He bounced backup then began to porpoise and hit the runway nose first. The nose landing gear then broke off and the aircraft skidded to a stop. He stated that the aircraft was performing normal prior to that. A mechanic at wiseman aviation stated that the nose landing gear was broken off and the propeller blades bent back, but that he could not find any damage to structural members, including the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED "FLAT" WITH ALL THREE GEAR TOUCHING AT THE SAME TIME. HE BOUNCED BACKUP THEN BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND HIT THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR THEN BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING NORMAL PRIOR TO THAT. A MECHANIC AT WISEMAN AVIATION STATED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF AND THE PROPELLER BLADES BENT BACK, BUT THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE FIREWALL.