# Incident 19960920041909I: Beech C24R, Westhampton Bea, NY, September 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1996, 11:15 local time
- Place: Westhampton Bea, NY
- Airport: The Francis S Gabreski Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8436° N, 72.6318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRANCIS S GABRESKI (FOK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8436&lon=-72.6318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N334L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 900 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960920041909I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE 3 GREENS. FLYBY NOSE GEAR UP,DIVERTED. LANDED SANS NOSE GEAR. NOSE WHEEL RETAINING PIN FAILED. JAMMED GEAR.

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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