# Incident 19970818028399I: Beech B24R, Greenwood, MS, August 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1997, 18:50 local time
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Airport: Greenwood Leflore
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4933° N, 90.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (GWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4933&lon=-90.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6588R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6588R) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 60 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970818028399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT ADVISED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE ALL RADIOS WENT OUT. HE CIRCLED PATTERN, CHECKED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FORGOT TO MANUALLY EXTEND LANDING GEAR, RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING. 4.	LACKED KNOWLEDGE IN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 9.	NO LOG BOOK ON BOARD, MEDICAL NOT ENDORSED FOR CROSS 	COUNTRY BY CFI.

## Other reports on N6588R (1)

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

- [Incident 19790805029529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805029529I), Aug 5, 1979: Beech B24R (N6588R), Belen, NM, Minor damage. Aircraft had electrical failure probable due to pilots failure to turn on alternator switch.

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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