# Incident 19890421021849I: Beech B24R, Charleston, WV, April 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3731° N, 81.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3731&lon=-81.5932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6582R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6582R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 355 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890421021849I

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR FAILURE EN ROUTE. LANDED GEAR UP. THOUGHT HE HAD GEAR DOWN. DID NOT USE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N6582R (2)

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

- [Incident 19940224022009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224022009I), Feb 24, 1994: Beech B24R (N6582R), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Radio faded. Landed . Not sure checked gear down. Landed partially extended. Loose alternator belt a factor.
- [Incident 19890618032309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618032309I), Jun 18, 1989: Beech B24R (N6582R), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear on touch and go landing. Landed gear up. No mechanical failure 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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