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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A45 · Galesburg, IL · September 5, 1998

Date: September 5, 1998 · 12:05 local
Place: Galesburg, IL
Airport: Galesburg Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N54RF
Reported as: Beech A45
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total400 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N54RFRegistered now · Beech A45S/N G-140 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech A45 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) The great lakes region operation center reported; N54RF, Beech model A45, made an emergency landing at the Galesburg Municipal Airport (gbg), Galesburg, Illinois, on 09/05/98, at 1705Z due to nose landing gear problem. There were two persons on board, with no reported injuries. The pilot landed the aircraft with the main landing gears up and the nose landing gear hanging free, causing only minor damage to the aircraft, without any further incident. This incident is closed. No further action.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) THE GREAT LAKES REGION OPERATION CENTER REPORTED; N54RF, BEECH MODEL A45, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE GALESBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GBG), GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, ON 09/05/98, AT 1705Z DUE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEARS UP AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HANGING FREE, CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. NO FURTHER ACTION.

Other reports on N54RF · 1

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

Accident 19900609019929ALevel Off Touchdown · Champaign, ILFailed to arrest high sink rate after clearing trees. Impacted sod strip collapsing nose and right main gears.Jun 9, 1990 · Reported as Beech T34A · Substantial damage