# Incident 19980322008729I: Beech C24R, Des Moines, IA, March 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1998, 14:40 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322008729I

## Narrative

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

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 COCKPIT. HE TOLD THE TOWER OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY CLEARED HIM TO LAND AT ANY RUNWAY. THE PILOT MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND NOTICED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. HE ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE THE LANDING GEAR AND ASKED THE TOWER IF HIS NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE TOWER TOLD THE PILOT THAT HIS NOSE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MOTOR THAT DRIVES THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS RECEIVING 28 VOLTS DC, BUT THE MOTOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED M & D REPORT WILL BE PROCESSED. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3870Z (3)

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

- [Incident 19970315003179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315003179I), Mar 15, 1997: Beech C24R (N3870Z), Greenfield, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed dsm on an instrument training flight and after 45 minutes of flight, landing was initiated at glz. Aircraft touched down and…
- [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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.