# Incident 19990318038149I: Beech C24R, Leesburg, FL, March 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18943, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18943-2020-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990318038149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.  INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED NOSE STRUT BROKEN AT UPPER END.  NO SIGN OF PREVIOUS CRACKS OR FAILURE.  EVIDENCE OF NOSE DOWN HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N18943 (2)

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

- [Incident 19781124025589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781124025589I), Nov 24, 1978: Beech C24R (N18943), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. After loss of electrical, pilot could not extend left main gear manually.
- [Incident 19780309015579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309015579I), Mar 9, 1978: Beech C24R (N18943), Northwood, ND, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after short field landing in a crosswind during a commercial flight check.

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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