# Incident 20090303001879I: Beech C23, Santa Fe, NM, March 3, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6171° N, 106.0894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA FE RGNL (SAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6171&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23845, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23845-2014-07-29) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 123 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090303001879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 3, 2009, AT 1100 MST, N23845, A BEECHCRAFT BE-23, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED HARD AT THE SANTA FE, NM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY THE OWNER, A STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS TAKING A PRACTICAL TEST FOR A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  AFTER THE HARD LANDING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN BY THE DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER WHO GOT THE AIRPLANE AIRBORNE.  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER THAT THE AIRPLANE LOST ITS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT BOUNCE AND GO AROUND.  THE AIRPLANE'S FLAPS WERE STRUCK BY THE DEPARTING LANDING GEAR AND WERE STUCK IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION.  THE CREW FLEW THE AIRPLANE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHILE AIRPORT PERSONNEL REMOVED DEBRIS FROM THE RUNWAY AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED SUCCESSFULLY BY THE PILOT EXAMINER WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N23845 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080419835359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419835359A), Apr 19, 2008: Beech C23 (N23845), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 19, 2008 mdst, Beech BE-23, N23845 departed and stayed in traffic pattern for touch and go landings at Santa Fe airport (ksaf). After…

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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