# Incident 19780203005439I: Beech B24R, Farmingdale, NY, February 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1978, 20:45 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2186W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2186W-1979-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 808 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780203005439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING. DISTRACTED BY OTHER TRAFFIC. AUTO EXTENSION SYSTEM TURNED OFF

## Other reports on N2186W (1)

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

- [Accident 19780324009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780324009509A), Mar 24, 1978: Beech B24R (N2186W), Madson, CT, Substantial damage. Spark plugs sooty.#2 injector 75 blocked. Dry gas added to fuel.l mag timing improper.

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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