# Incident 19981118042869I: Beech B24R, Franklin, PA, November 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Chess-Lamberton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3830° N, 79.8321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3830&lon=-79.8321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6570R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6570R) (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: 150 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981118042869I

## Narrative

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

(-5)IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED WHEN ON APPROACH TO LANDING, HE WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST. HE INCREASED THE AIRCRAFT'S SINK RATE AND HIT THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR FIRST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE.  THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF WHICH RESULTED IN THE PORPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE.  AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FORM THE RUNWAY TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR.  THERE WERE TWO WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT.  AN ON-THE-SCENE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6570R (3)

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

- [Incident 19961023042809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961023042809I), Oct 23, 1996: Beech B24R (N6570R), Franklin, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed landing nose gear downlock switch intermitent. Bracket worn. Gear horn inop.
- [Incident 19891224063589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891224063589I), Dec 24, 1989: Beech B24R (N6570R), Akron, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Cause of nose gear failure was a malfunctioning nose gear switch.
- [Accident 19810927063659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927063659A), Sep 27, 1981: Beech B24R (N6570R), Winchester, OH, Substantial damage. Lost control landing on wet grass. Began go around, aborted, ran off end of runway through a fence into trees.

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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