# Incident 20151203020449I: Beech C23, Merritt Island, FL, December 3, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2015, 16:30 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6022U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6022U-2026-05-23) (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: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151203020449I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 3, 2015 N6022U WAS ON FINAL AT COI, RUNWAY 11/29. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN NEAR THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY. NO FIREWALL DAMAGE OR PRIMARY STRUCTURE SHOWED SIGNS OF DAMAGE.

AS A PART OF THE POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION, I SPOKE WITH THE PILOT, WHO INDICATED HE HAD A HARD LANDING AND SNAPPED THE NOSE GEAR. HE ALSO STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN LANDING BEHIND AND ATTEMPTED TO KEEP HIS SPEED UP.

## Other reports on N6022U (2)

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

- [Incident 19830902067719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902067719I), Sep 2, 1983: Beech C23 (N6022U), Washington, PA, Minor damage. Landed long. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway into light brush.
- [Accident 19820718050119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718050119A), Jul 18, 1982: Beech C23 (N6022U), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing causing right landing gear to break off. Right wing received substantial damage.

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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