# Incident 20000402032199I: Beech B24R, Culpeper, VA, April 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2000, 13:50 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5255° N, 77.8596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CULPEPER RGNL (CJR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5255&lon=-77.8596&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
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 3 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402032199I

## Narrative

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

(-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. WHILE IN THE LANDING PATTERN FOR W66, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND.  WEATHER FACTORS PROMPTED THE PIC TO DIVERT TO CULPEPER, VA (CJR), WHERE FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE AIRCRFT LANDED AT CJR WITH THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED, AND SETTLED ON ITS NOSE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N2165W (1)

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

- [Incident 19981022040169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022040169I), Oct 22, 1998: Beech B24R (N2165W), Warrenton, VA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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