# Incident 19830522035249I: Beech B24R, Berrien Springs, MI, May 22, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Berrien Springs, MI
- Airport: Andrew Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9473° N, 86.3402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berrien Springs, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9473&lon=-86.3402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2527W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2527W-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 24R (registry code 1151230, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-24r) (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: 7,350 total, 5 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830522035249I

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENTLY LANDED WITH GEAR UP. ON A TEST FLIGHT CHECKING LANDING GEAR SWITCH HANDLE. LOW SETTING ON HORN.

## Other reports on N2527W (2)

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

- [Incident 20121229027139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121229027139I), Dec 29, 2012: Beech 24R (N2527W), Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to extend the gear while looking for helicopter traffic.
- [Incident 20060331005719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331005719I), Mar 31, 2006: Beech B24R (N2527W), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had landed on runway 23. During roll out after landing, and approximately 1,000 feet down the runway, the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft was…

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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