# Incident 19950304003579I: Beech B24R, Manitowoc, WI, March 4, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Manitowoc, WI
- Airport: Manitowoc County
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1288° N, 87.6806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANITOWOC COUNTY (MTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1288&lon=-87.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9207S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9207S) (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: 532 total, 208 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304003579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GEAR WAS UP IN THE FLIGHT CONFIGURATION. LANDING ON THE NOSE FORK, WHICH WAS STILL IN THE WHEEL WELL, AND THE STEPS ON EACH SIDE OF THE A/C. COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE FORK AND STEPS. METAL WAS SHAVED OFF NOSE FORK AND STEPS. THE MAIN GEAR WERE NOT DAMAGED IN ANYWAY. THE A/C WAS JACKED AND A FUNCTIONAL RETRACTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED, EVERYTHING WORKED NORMAL EXCEPT THE GEAR HORN, IT DID NOT WORK. ON MARCH 4, 1995 A BEECH B24R N9207S OWNED AND OPERATED BY BRIAN HOFFMAN LANDED WITH GEAR IN THE FLIGHT CONFIGURATION (UP) WHILE MAKING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT MANITOWOC COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT & CO-PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## Other reports on N9207S (1)

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

- [Incident 20050520013549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050520013549I), May 20, 2005: Beech B24R (N9207S), Sheboygan, WI, Minor damage. (-23) A pair of pliers was found jamming the nose gear downlock mechanism. Nose gear retracted on roll out causing minor damage to aircraft.

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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