# Incident 19841029065769I: Beech C24R, San Jose, CA, October 29, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1984, 19:50 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3824R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3824R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,312 total, 24 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841029065769I

## Narrative

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

GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AFER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. SHOCK UNIT SHORTENED BY UNKNOWN PERSONS. WHEEL CAUGHT IN WHEEL WELL.

## Other reports on N3824R (3)

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

- [Incident 20240403002989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240403002989I), Apr 3, 2024: Beech C24R (N3824R), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. On descent for landing at L71 gear down was selected. Gear in transit light came on, then nose gear and right main gear indicators lit, but not left main.…
- [Incident 19860319012359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860319012359I), Mar 19, 1986: Beech C24R (N3824R), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication on left main gear. Unable to extend. Tire was found to be hung up on sheet metal in well.
- [Accident 19831125060259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125060259A), Nov 25, 1983: Beech C24R (N3824R), Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Nuts securing exhaust system to cylinders were missing. Exhaust tubes dropped down causing fire.

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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