# Incident 19991020040199I: Beech B24R, Benton Harbor, MI, October 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1999, 16:40 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross Field-Twin Cities
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1135° N, 86.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1135&lon=-86.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9321S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9321S-2012-05-15) (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: 600 total, 46 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/19991020040199I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON 10/20/99, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM BENTON HARBOR AIRPORT (BEH), AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT NILES AIRPORT (3TR). THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HE FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND PROCEEDED TO BENTON HARBOR AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. AFTER THE LANDING, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE TIPS OF THE PROPELLER BLADE WERE BENT AND THE NOSE GEAR STEERING ROD WAS BROKEN. DURING THE LANDING AT BENTON HARBOR AIRPORT, HE ENCOUNTERED SKIDDING AND VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF STEERING. HE COULD NOT REMEMBER WHEN AND WHERE THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT HAD OCCURRED. INVESTIGATION ON 10/21/99 REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURY.

## Other reports on N9321S (6)

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

- [Accident 20110511009519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110511009519A), May 11, 2011: Beech B24R (N9321S), Dowagiac, MI, Substantial damage. During a practice engine out approach and landing, flight instructor did not begin recovery action to prevent aircraft contact with terrain prior to runway…
- [Incident 20100620041789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100620041789I), Jun 20, 2010: Beech B24R (N9321S), Medina, OH, No damage. Pilot entered cleveland class b airspace without establishing communications or receiving a clearance.
- [Incident 20090903054009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090903054009I), Sep 3, 2009: Beech B-24R (N9321S), Cleveland, OH, No damage. Inadvertent flight into class b airspace during student instruction. Pilot was distracted by students lack of altitude control and thought they were remaining…
- [Incident 20080430834139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080430834139I), Apr 30, 2008: Beech B24R (N9321S), Dayton, TN, Minor damage. (-23) While landing under vft conditions pilot did not lower landing gear, after contact with the runway aircraft slid down run way approximately 1500'.
- [Incident 19981031045669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981031045669I), Oct 31, 1998: Beech B24R (N9321S), South Bend, IN. The aircraft was IFR from olathe, Kansas (ojc) to kalamazoo, mi (azo). The pilot advised that the aircraft was out of fuel. The aircraft was vectored by ATC to…
- [Incident 19980919038719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919038719I), Sep 19, 1998: Beech B24R (N9321S), Grand Rapids, MI. (-5)Pilot reported smoke in cockpit while on approach to grr. Landed and determined that microswitch had failed which shuts off motor when gear is raised…

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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