# Incident 19781229021239I: Beech A24R, West Mifflin, PA, December 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1978, 18:38 local time
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9776L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9776L-2016-03-23) (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 A24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 63 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/19781229021239I

## Narrative

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

GEAR RETRACTED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NO MALFUNCTION IN THE GEAR OR GEAR SYSTEM COULD BE FOUND.

## Other reports on N9776L (1)

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

- [Accident 19780610013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780610013899A), Jun 10, 1978: Beech A24R (N9776L), W.Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel casting and inside sidewalls of main gr tires scuffed.

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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