# Accident 20220821014899A: Beech C23, Eden Prairie, MN, August 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2022, 14:50 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6628J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6628J) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220821014899A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:35 PM CENTRAL TIME PIC HOLDING A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH SOLO ENDORSEMENT TOOK OFF FROM FCM IN BEECHCRAFT SUNDOWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WITH THE INTENTION OF GOING AROUND FOR A TOUCH AND GO. ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 28R A PLANE CROSSED THE RUNWAY, AND WAS TOLD TO INCREASE THEIR RATE OF SPEED TO STAY CLEAR OF LANDING TRAFFIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  PIC STATED THIS DID DISTRACT HIM AND NOW BELIEVES HE SHOULD HAVE DONE A GO AROUND.

DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND A GO AROUND WAS PERFORMED.  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 28R.  THE PIC CONTINUED WITH THE GO AROUND STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE STABILATOR PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, FLEW ONCE AROUND THE PATTERN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS LATER DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED A DENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STABILATOR IN THE LEADING EDGE DAMAGING THE SPAR AND BUCKLING IN THE SKIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE STABILATOR ATTACH POINT.

## 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 N6628J (1)

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

- [Incident 19800417049369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049369I), Apr 17, 1980: Beech C23 (N6628J), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed due to hard landing by student.

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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