# Accident 20231212021189A: Beech A36, Sidney, OH, December 12, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2023, 15:44 local time
- Place: Sidney, OH
- Airport: Sidney Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2413° N, 84.1479° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2413&lon=-84.1479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6643H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6643H-2024-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,341 total, 360 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231212021189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE HARD LANDING BOUNCED AND CAME TO REST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA24LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA064), Dec 12, 2023: Beech A36 (N6643H), Sidney, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, runway excursion, and subsequent impact with a terminal sign and taxi light.

## Other reports on N6643H (1)

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

- [Incident 19910910049429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910910049429I), Sep 10, 1991: Beech A36 (N6643H), Grain Valley, MO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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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