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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Lagrange, GA · August 4, 2016

Date: August 4, 2016 · 12:59 local
Place: Lagrange, GA
Airport: Lagrange-Callaway
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N24583
Reported as: Beech C23
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N24583Registration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Beech C23S/N M-1438 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 performing solo touch and goes. On the third touch and go the pilot stated he touched down softly, rolled out for about 200 feet. At that point the aircraft began to lift back off the ground again 3-4 feet. Pilot tried to flare , aircraft stalled and the nose dropped abruptly breaking the nose landing gear. CFI who signed pilot log for solo noted after the accident a defective weld on engine mount/nose wheel attachment arm.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING SOLO TOUCH AND GOES. ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN SOFTLY, ROLLED OUT FOR ABOUT 200 FEET. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LIFT BACK OFF THE GROUND AGAIN 3-4 FEET. PILOT TRIED TO FLARE , AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE NOSE DROPPED ABRUPTLY BREAKING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. CFI WHO SIGNED PILOT LOG FOR SOLO NOTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT A DEFECTIVE WELD ON ENGINE MOUNT/NOSE WHEEL ATTACHMENT ARM.

Other reports on N24583 · 1

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

Accident 20110624013979ALanding: Touchdown · Pompano Beach, FLUpon touchdown on runway airman states that when nose wheel came down he heard a snap and the nose gear collapsed and the prop and nose hit the ground.Jun 24, 2011 · Minor damage