19990320037949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C24R · Leesburg, FL · March 20, 1999

Date
March 20, 1999 · 11:30 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Airport
Leesburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6698F
Reported as
Beech C24R
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot (vitale) stated to inspector kimbah he forgot to put gear down. Mechanic, 1st on scene, stated gear lever was in up position when he got to aircraft. Gear operated normally when aircraft was lifted. Pilot was receiving "bfr" from instructor c. jones at time of incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT (VITALE) STATED TO INSPECTOR KIMBAH HE FORGOT TO PUT GEAR DOWN. MECHANIC, 1ST ON SCENE, STATED GEAR LEVER WAS IN UP POSITION WHEN HE GOT TO AIRCRAFT. GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED. PILOT WAS RECEIVING "BFR" FROM INSTRUCTOR C. JONES AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

Other reports on N6698F · 4

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