# Incident 20020624018879I: Beech C24R, Staunton-Waynes, VA, June 24, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Staunton-Waynes, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2638° N, 78.8964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHENANDOAH VALLEY RGNL (SHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2638&lon=-78.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2253L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2253L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020624018879I

## Narrative

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

(-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 19930323011759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930323011759I), Mar 23, 1993: Beech C24R (N2253L), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear retracted.
- [Incident 19780203005549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780203005549I), Feb 3, 1978: Beech B24R (N2253L), Washington, DC. Pilot returned after takeoff due electrical problem and odor of electrical smok. Voltage regulator had failed

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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