# Incident 20180728018189I: Beech B24R, Lititz, PA, July 28, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2018, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1540° N, 76.3043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lititz, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1540&lon=-76.3043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1997L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1997L-2019-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,109 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728018189I

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS LANDING AT LNS AND STATED THAT HE FLARED TOO HIGH JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, BOUNCED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND STARTED PORPOISING. AFTER BOUNCING ON THE RUNWAY A FEW TIMES, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SHEARED OFF, THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1997L (2)

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

- [Incident 20010928027959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010928027959I), Sep 28, 2001: Beech B24R (N1997L), Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot with his instructor were on a downwind leg to land runway 4 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton international airport (avp). Student pilot and flight…
- [Accident 19870715082559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715082559A), Jul 15, 1987: Beech B24R (N1997L), Danbury, CT, Substantial damage. A deer darted in front of the landing aircraft and was struck by the left wing.

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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