# Incident 20010706016369I: Beech B24R, Kill Devil Hill, NC, July 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kill Devil Hill, NC
- Airport: First Flight Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0176° N, 75.6716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FIRST FLIGHT (FFA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0176&lon=-75.6716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1939L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1939L) (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: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total, 246 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706016369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FLEW APPROACH WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED HAVING BEEN ADVISED OF WIND SHEAR AT THE AIRPORT. AT TEN TO TWELVE FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST AND BALLOONED; THE PILOT FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION.  THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR STRIKING THE GROUND DAMAGING THE GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N1939L (1)

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

- [Incident 20141025019029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025019029I), Oct 25, 2014: Beech B24R (N1939L), Groton, CT, Minor damage. On October 25, 2014 at approximately 1045 EST [privacy data omitted]pilot kenneth cook flying his Beechcraft B24, registration number N1939L, s/n MC-418 was on…

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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