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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 23 · Oxford, CT · March 18, 2013

Date: March 18, 2013 · 19:15 local
Place: Oxford, CT
Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2347Q
Reported as: Beech 23
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 467 total2 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N2347QRegistered now · Beech 23S/N M-451 Airframe modelBeech 23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the initial takeoff the pilot notice there was snow to the south and he decided to circle around and land. During the inital landing the aircraft bounced and on the second touchdown the pilot noticed sparks on the right side of the aircraft so he took back off and did a fly by of the tower. He was told that the gear looked ok. He then landed and during the rollout the aircraft began to settle to the right and started to pull to the right, finally ending up off the runway in the grass. During the inital landing the aircraft owner did have his hands on the control with the pilot but was not flying the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF THE PILOT NOTICE THERE WAS SNOW TO THE SOUTH AND HE DECIDED TO CIRCLE AROUND AND LAND. DURING THE INITAL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT NOTICED SPARKS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SO HE TOOK BACK OFF AND DID A FLY BY OF THE TOWER. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE GEAR LOOKED OK. HE THEN LANDED AND DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE TO THE RIGHT AND STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, FINALLY ENDING UP OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. DURING THE INITAL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT OWNER DID HAVE HIS HANDS ON THE CONTROL WITH THE PILOT BUT WAS NOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT.