# Incident 20121006027939I: Beech C23, Wichita, KS, October 6, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2012, 09:12 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Beech Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18589-2023-05-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121006027939I

## Narrative

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

WEDNESDAY SEPT 26, 2012 MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE MECHANIC WAS DISTRACTED AND DID NOT INSTALL THE LEFT BRAKE I/B PAD. A TAXI TEST DID NOT REVEAL THE MISSING PAD. DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT ON OCTOBER 6, 2012 THE STUDENT PILOT NOTED THE WEAK LEFT BRAKE. SHE CALLED HER INSTRUCTOR AND WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO BEECH FIELD. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO A TAXIWAY THEN INTO A CHAINLINK FENCE. THE PROPELLER AND THE RIGHT WING TIP WERE DAMAGED. FAA INSPECTORS WERE ON SCENE ON OCTOBER 8, 2012 AND COMPLETED AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MECHANIC PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT STATING THAT THE BRAKE PAD HAD BEEN MISSED. A FOLLOW UP INTERVIEW AND NOT YET DETERMINED COURSE OF ACTION WITH THE MECHANIC WILL FOLLOW.NO FAULT FOR PILOT OR INSTRUCTOR AT THIS TIME.JWC

## Other reports on N18589 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890707041289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707041289I), Jul 7, 1989: Beech C23 (N18589), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Hard landing. Aircraft porpoised down runway. Nose wheel broke off and aircraft slid to a stop.

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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