# Incident 20010204001419I: Beech C24R, Grass Valley, CA, February 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67079-2006-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 15 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204001419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 4, 2001, AT 1630 PDT, A BEECHCRAFT SIERRA, N67079, HAD A LANDING GEAR COMPONENT FAILURE, WHEN ACTUATED WOULD NOT ALLOW THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO GO TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL IN-FLIGHT ATTEMTS TO LOCK THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN, AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE A/C RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE A/C OWNER THAT WERE ON BOARD DURING THIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WERE UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N67079 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801218087709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218087709I), Dec 18, 1980: Beech C24R (N67079), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear before landing.

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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