# Incident 19961219039529I: Beech B24R, Dowagiac, MI, December 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1996, 14:10 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Airport: Dowagiac Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9929° N, 86.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOWAGIAC MUNI (C91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9929&lon=-86.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9348S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9348S-2013-10-24) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 18 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961219039529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 20, 1996, AT 1410 EDT, A BEECH BE-B24R, N9348S, REGISTERED TO ROBERT SWARTZ, OF CASSOPOLIS, MICHIGAN AND PILOTED BY ARTHUR ALAN BLIND, A COMMERCIAL PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS SERIES OF LANDINGS AT DOWAGIAC, MI. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENGINE, COWL, AND NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. THE MECHANICS ARE STILL WORKING ON THE AIRCRAFT TO FIND A REASON. REPORT TO FOLLOW.

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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