# Incident 19970713018139I: Beech C24R, Hammond, LA, July 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1997, 00:05 local time
- Place: Hammond, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5060° N, 90.4549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammond, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5060&lon=-90.4549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24LD) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970713018139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT ADVISED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A STANDARD BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM ADDISON, TX FOR A FLIGHT FROM ADS TO BR, LA (BTR). PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM ADS, THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THAT FUEL WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AT BTR DUE TO THE LATE HOUR OF INTENDED ARRIVAL, BUT THAT SELF SERVE FUEL WAS AVAILABLE AT HAMMOND, LA (OR9). ENROUTE TO 0R9 THE PILOT CONTACTED FLIGHT WATCH TO INQUIRE ABOUT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT OR9 AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE WEATHER WAS GOOD, WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WAS INTERPRETED AS "EVERYTHING WAS OKAY". WHEN THE PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH NEW ORLEANS APPROACH CONTROL, THERE WERE NO ADVISORIES OFFERED ABOUT AIRPORT CONDITIONS OR NOTAMS. WHEN THE PILOT LISTENED TO THE 0R9 AWOS, THERE WAS NO INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOUT AIRPORT CONDITIONS OR NOTAMS & THE PREVAILING WINDS FAVORED RUNWAY 36. THE PILOT SELECTED THE PUBLISHED FREQUENCY FOR THE RUNWAY 36 LIGHTING AND PROPERLY ILLUMINATED THEM FOR LANDING. THE PILOT FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS PRECLUDED HIM OBSERVING THE YELLOW "X" ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N24LD (3)

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

- [Incident 19980720038569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720038569I), Jul 20, 1998: Beech C24R (N24LD), Dallas, TX. (-5)Sterring linkage rod end broke in compression. Failure appears to have been caused by ground handling exceeding the turn limits of the nose gear. Turn…
- [Incident 19911109056199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911109056199I), Nov 9, 1991: Beech C24R (N24LD), Mesquite, TX, Minor damage. On touch and go takeoff student. Raised flaps and gear. Nose hit runway. Instructor took control and aborted.
- [Incident 19910617025049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910617025049I), Jun 17, 1991: Beech C24R (N24LD), Denton, TX, Minor damage. Pilot stated she forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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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