# Incident 19970315003179I: Beech C24R, Greenfield, IA, March 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1997, 14:34 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IA
- Airport: Greenfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3272° N, 94.4452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENFIELD MUNI (GFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3272&lon=-94.4452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3870Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3870Z) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 900 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315003179I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DSM ON AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT AND AFTER 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, LANDING WAS INITIATED AT GLZ. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND DURING ROLLOUT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND CAME TO REST IN THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 14/32 AND 07/25. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY.

## Other reports on N3870Z (3)

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

- [Incident 19980322008729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322008729I), Mar 22, 1998: Beech C24R (N3870Z), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot departed Des Moines, Iowa to do some takeoffs and landings. On the first takeoff, the pilot raised the landing gear and smoke filled the…
- [Incident 19891211061089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891211061089I), Dec 11, 1989: Beech C24R (N3870Z), Grinnell, IA, Minor damage. Student lost control on crosswind landing. Veered off side of runway. Nose gear and propeller damaged.
- [Incident 19861115078599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115078599I), Nov 15, 1986: Beech C24R (N3870Z), Ames, IA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up. Pilot was distracted and failed to check position indicators. No system malfunctions found

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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