# Incident 20010624017329I: Beech C24R, Gaithersburg, MD, June 24, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2001, 14:40 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18987, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18987) (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: 770 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010624017329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE IN PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 32, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT/INSTRUCTOR GIVING CHECK RIDE STATED THAT HE PUT GEAR DOWN AND HAD GREEN LIGHT WHEN AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT CROSSED RUNWAY AND LANDED IN GRASS.

## Other reports on N18987 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020620017879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020620017879I), Jun 20, 2002: Beech C24R (N18987), Culpeper, VA, Minor damage. (-23) During a normal approach with airspeed at 70 knots pilot reduced power and landed. Aircraft continued until the propeller contacted the runway. Upon…

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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