# Incident 19780212006369I: Beech B24R, Pontiac, MI, February 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9774L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9774L-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 164 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/19780212006369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. NOSE WHEEL WAS TURNED DURING RETRACTION DUE TO FAILED STEERING TIRE JAMMED.

## Other reports on N9774L (2)

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

- [Accident 20060425008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060425008479A), Apr 25, 2006: Beech A24R (N9774L), Sebring, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The scene of the aircraft accident was located +/- 25 miles, east, south east of Sebring, Florida. The accident appeared to have occurred on April 25,…
- [Incident 19841007059129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007059129I), Oct 7, 1984: Beech A24R (N9774L), Kalispell, MT. Failed to use a landing check list. 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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