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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A24R · Wichita, KS · April 29, 1997

Date: April 29, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9718Q
Reported as: Beech A24R
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9718QRegistered now · Beech A24RS/N MC-73 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBeech A24R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rudders stiff after retraction on climbout. Recycled. Ok. Landed okc unsafe gear. Returned. Landed nose gear up.

As the FAA filed it

RUDDERS STIFF AFTER RETRACTION ON CLIMBOUT. RECYCLED. OK. LANDED OKC UNSAFE GEAR. RETURNED. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP.