# Incident 19890814051199I: Beech C24R, Rochester, NY, August 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1989, 09:11 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6720L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6720L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 70 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890814051199I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET A SAFE GEAR INDICATION. PILOT CYCLED GEAR. LANDED WITHOUT A SAFE GEAR INDICATION. GEAR DID NOT FAIL.

## Other reports on N6720L (1)

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

- [Incident 19900104003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104003359I), Jan 4, 1990: Beech C24R (N6720L), Rochester, NY. Right gear safe light intermittent on approach. Landed safely. Had open wire harness switch.

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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