41.4823° N, 90.4934° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Moline, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 21, 2015 · 17:35 local
Place
Moline, IL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6201J
Reported as
Beech BE-23
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
81 total16 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was landing on 31 at mli. Upon touchdown student porpoised and landed on nose gear causing it to bend backwards. Student stated he did not have excessive approach speed. Aircraft spun around and came to rest. No injuries to persons on the ground. No post crash fire occurred. No injuries to student pilot. Aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING ON 31 AT MLI. UPON TOUCHDOWN STUDENT PORPOISED AND LANDED ON NOSE GEAR CAUSING IT TO BEND BACKWARDS. STUDENT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE EXCESSIVE APPROACH SPEED. AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST. NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND. NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED. NO INJURIES TO STUDENT PILOT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.