# Incident 19980905038219I: Beech A45, Galesburg, IL, September 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1998, 12:05 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Airport: Galesburg Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905038219I

## Narrative

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

(-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 19900609019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609019929A), Jun 9, 1990: Beech T34A (N54RF), Champaign, IL, Substantial damage. Failed to arrest high sink rate after clearing trees. Impacted sod strip collapsing nose and right main gears.

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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