# NTSB ATL80DKJ32: Beech C24R, N2225L, Decatur, AL, September 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1980
- Place: Decatur, AL · DECATUR, AL
- Location: 34.6059° N, 86.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6059&lon=-86.9833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DKJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2660  80/9/29    DECATUR,AL          BEECH C24R          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 684
        TIME - 1635                    N2225L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 506 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRYOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,GA                   DECATUR,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2225L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2225L), registered now, S/N MC-449, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pryor

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800929049629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929049629A), Sep 29, 1980: Beech B24R, Decatur, AL, Substantial damage. Porpoised on bad landing until nose wheel collapsed.

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.

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