# Incident 19981022040169I: Beech B24R, Warrenton, VA, October 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5863° N, 77.7106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WARRENTON/FAUQUIER (HWY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5863&lon=-77.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2165W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2165W) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022040169I

## Narrative

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

(-5)LANDING GEAR, NOSE LEG FAILED TO LOCK WHEN GEAR EXTENDED. PILOT TRIED RESESELECTION POSITION BUT TO NO AVAIL.  FLY-BY SHOWED GEAR TO BE IN EXTENDED POSITION, BUT NO TOUCHDOWN GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTED.  DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER, EXHAUST AND SCRAPE DAMAGE GO LOWER PART OF STRUT.

## Other reports on N2165W (1)

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

- [Incident 20000402032199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402032199I), Apr 2, 2000: Beech B24R (N2165W), Culpeper, VA, Minor damage. (-23)On April 2, 2000, N2165W departed warrenton-faquier, VA (W66) on a personal flight subsequent to maintenance having been performed on the landing gear.…

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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