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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Overgaard, AZ · October 18, 2020

Date: October 18, 2020 · 11:36 local
Place: Overgaard, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2057L
Reported as: Beech C23
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 763 total369 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N2057LRegistered now · Beech C23S/N M-1861 · Built 1976 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.

As the PIC approached AZ82 airport, the awass indicated winds had changed from favoring rwy 21 to rwy 3. Upon reaching the threshold, the PIC noticed and increase in ground speed and floated down the rwy. The aircraft touched down and exited the rwy into a ditch along side the rwy. The aircraft nose landing gear collasped upon impact with the ditch. Winds at the time were reported 340 @ 11 KTS gusting to 15 KTS.

As the FAA filed it

AS THE PIC APPROACHED AZ82 AIRPORT, THE AWASS INDICATED WINDS HAD CHANGED FROM FAVORING RWY 21 TO RWY 3. UPON REACHING THE THRESHOLD, THE PIC NOTICED AND INCREASE IN GROUND SPEED AND FLOATED DOWN THE RWY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND EXITED THE RWY INTO A DITCH ALONG SIDE THE RWY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLASPED UPON IMPACT WITH THE DITCH. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE REPORTED 340 @ 11 KTS GUSTING TO 15 KTS.