# Incident 19800908069819I: Beech C24R, Grand Forks, ND, September 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1980, 15:43 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18917-2005-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 8 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/19800908069819I

## Narrative

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

NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEARS COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN. DUE TO INTERNAL LEAKAGE IN THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N18917 (3)

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

- [Accident 20021008028159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021008028159A), Oct 8, 2002: Beech C24R (N18917), Pinto, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot states: taking off down hill to the east, just after lift off my left wing hit a cedar tree causing me to go off the road. I hit a rock which…
- [Incident 19991204037389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991204037389I), Dec 4, 1999: Beech C24R (N18917), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) While attempting to land at Flying Cloud Airport, pilot flared aircraft to high causing aircraft to land hard. The hard landing caused nose gear to move…
- [Incident 19900829054699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900829054699I), Aug 29, 1990: Beech C24R (N18917), Minot, ND, Minor damage. No gear down safe light. Gear collapsed on rollout. Replaced down lock spring and serviced drag line assembly.

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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