# Incident 19960131003199I: Beech C24R, Little Rock, AR, January 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118GB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960131003199I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JANUARY 31, 1996, AT 10:30 AM, BEECHCRAFT, N118GB WAS BEING OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEPART LITTLE ROCK, AR. DURING THE INITIAL TAKE OFF ROLL THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSEDOWN. THE LONE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSIST OF THE PROPELLER BLADES BEING BENT, THE ENGINE SUFFERING SUDDEN STOPPAGE & MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR FAIRINGS. TEST AND RESEARCH: INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE RETRACT POSITION PRIOR TO LIFT OFF. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N118GB (5)

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

- [Incident 20210904017979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210904017979I), Sep 4, 2021: Beech C24R (N118GB), Evanston, WY, Minor damage. Pilot was attempting to perform a few practice touch and goes after a five month break from flying. On first attempt at landing pilot appears to have…
- [Incident 20041024028719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041024028719I), Oct 24, 2004: Beech C24R (N118GB), Marked Tree, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On October 24, 2004, at 1600 hours CST, a Beechcraft BE-23-C24R, N118GB, sustained minor damage when, upon landing, the nose wheel strut failed and…
- [Incident 20030304005089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030304005089I), Mar 4, 2003: Beech C24R (N118GB), Blytheville, AR, Minor damage. (-23) 03/04/2003, N118GB, a BE-23-C24R landed short of the side of the runway during a flight review. The CFI shut the engine down and instructed the pilot to…
- [Incident 19800912070429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912070429I), Sep 12, 1980: Beech C24R (N118GB), Wendover, UT, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Incident 19790504025649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504025649I), May 4, 1979: Beech C24R (N118GB), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Left main could not be extended for landing. Pn MS20364-1614R improperly adjusted.

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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