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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A23 · Sac City, IA · August 17, 2013

Date: August 17, 2013 · 10:20 local
Place: Sac City, IA
Airport: Sac City Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N722HB
Reported as: Beech A23
Reported engine: Continental IO-346 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total20 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N722HBRegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2018 · Beech A23S/N M-855 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech A23 Engine modelContinental IO-346 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Student pilot was conducting a landing and on flareout aircraft floated increasing altitude above runway. Pilot added full power to go around momentarily however, decided to reduce power and attempt to land. Aircraft contacted runway nose first and bounced. Contacted runway nose first a second time and severed nose gear off. Aircraft veered to the right off of the runway and came to a rest. Engine experienced sudden stoppage and propeller was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A LANDING AND ON FLAREOUT AIRCRAFT FLOATED INCREASING ALTITUDE ABOVE RUNWAY. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND MOMENTARILY HOWEVER, DECIDED TO REDUCE POWER AND ATTEMPT TO LAND. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY NOSE FIRST AND BOUNCED. CONTACTED RUNWAY NOSE FIRST A SECOND TIME AND SEVERED NOSE GEAR OFF. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A REST. ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED.