# Incident 19810822060769I: Beech B24R, Rochester, WA, August 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, WA
- Airport: R And K Sky Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8204° N, 123.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8204&lon=-123.0643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18818, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18818-1992-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 40 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822060769I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND LEFT MAIN GEAR. MADE 2 GEAR LANDING. FOUND LEFT GEAR ACTUATOR CORRODED AND INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N18818 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781009029959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009029959I), Oct 9, 1978: Beech C24R (N18818), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during landing. No gear discrepencies found.

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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