# Accident 20201004022259A: Beech C23, Flemingsburg, KY, October 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2020, 17:30 local time
- Place: Flemingsburg, KY
- Airport: Fleming-Mason
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5416° N, 83.7440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLEMING-MASON (FGX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5416&lon=-83.7440&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23824, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23824) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201004022259A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WAS PUSHED BUT WOULD NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL. AIRCRAFT CIRCLED BACK TO LAND, ON LANDING AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. AFTER EXITING RUNWAY NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND LOWER FIREWALL AREA. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO ISSUE WITH RUDDER SYSTEM. ADDITONALLY, FOUND NO FUEL IN TANKS.

*NOTE: THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NTSB APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AFTER OCCURRENCE. NTSB DID NOT INVESTIGATE AND AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND BACK IN SERVICE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N23824 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810620034009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810620034009A), Jun 20, 1981: Beech C23 (N23824), Fowler, KS, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to overshoot runway. Crashed into ditch at end. 100 degree temperature and no wind.

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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