# Incident 20010803025359I: Beech A24R, Watsonville, CA, August 3, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9357° N, 121.7896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATSONVILLE MUNI (WVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9357&lon=-121.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9788L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9788L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010803025359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 03, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 PDT AIRCRAFT N9788L A BEECH SIERRA 200 NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 20 AT WATSONVILLE AIRPORT (WVI) WATSONVILLE, CA. THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND THE PROPELLER RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N9788L (2)

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

- [Incident 20180611024639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180611024639I), Jun 11, 2018: Beech A24R (N9788L), Katy, TX, Minor damage. During landing phase, pilot executed landing gear down. Pilot contacted ATC to verify if gear was fully extended, ATC confirms the gear appeard fully extended…
- [Incident 19831021069799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831021069799I), Oct 21, 1983: Beech A24R (N9788L), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on the landing roll. Faulty nose gear motor mico switch.

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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