20020624018879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C24R · Staunton-Waynes, VA · June 24, 2002

Date: June 24, 2002 · 12:30 local
Place: Staunton-Waynes, VA
Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2253L
Reported as: Beech C24R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 72 total72 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days

N2253LRegistered now · Beech C24RS/N MC-453 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech C24R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot made a normal approach to Shenandoah valley reg. Airport (shd). After the main landing gear touched down the pilot heard a loud noise and he did a go around. He raised the landing and noticed the nose wheel green light was not illuminated. On the second landing he had three green lights and made a normal landing and taxied to the ramp. The propeller tips were damaged about 3/4" on each side. Inspection of the aircraft at shd revealed the hydraulic fluid level was at the full level in the landing gear pump unit reservoir. There were no appreciable hydraulic leaks visible in the retract/extend system. The landing gear indicating system indicated three landing gears down and locked, and all gear indicator lamps were working. The gear unsafe horn did not sound but the horn was working. When a maintenance facility is selected, personnel from this office will observe a functional check of the landing gear retraction system. End of statement.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO SHENANDOAH VALLEY REG. AIRPORT (SHD). AFTER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND HE DID A GO AROUND. HE RAISED THE LANDING AND NOTICED THE NOSE WHEEL GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. ON THE SECOND LANDING HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE DAMAGED ABOUT 3/4" ON EACH SIDE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT SHD REVEALED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL WAS AT THE FULL LEVEL IN THE LANDING GEAR PUMP UNIT RESERVOIR. THERE WERE NO APPRECIABLE HYDRAULIC LEAKS VISIBLE IN THE RETRACT/EXTEND SYSTEM. THE LANDING GEAR INDICATING SYSTEM INDICATED THREE LANDING GEARS DOWN AND LOCKED, AND ALL GEAR INDICATOR LAMPS WERE WORKING. THE GEAR UNSAFE HORN DID NOT SOUND BUT THE HORN WAS WORKING. WHEN A MAINTENANCE FACILITY IS SELECTED, PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE WILL OBSERVE A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM. END OF STATEMENT.

Other reports on N2253L · 2

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

Incident 19930323011759ILevel Off Touchdown · Indianapolis, INPilot landed with gear retracted.Mar 23, 1993 · Minor damage Incident 19780203005549IClimb · Washington, DCPilot returned after takeoff due electrical problem and odor of electrical smok. Voltage regulator had failedFeb 3, 1978 · Reported as Beech B24R