# Accident 20021008028159A: Beech C24R, Pinto, UT, October 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Pinto, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5383° N, 113.5169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5383&lon=-113.5169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18917-2005-06-20) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021008028159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES: TAKING OFF DOWN HILL TO THE EAST, JUST AFTER LIFT OFF MY LEFT WING HIT A CEDAR TREE CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD. I HIT A ROCK WHICH SNAPPED OFF MY NOSE GEAR, THIS SLOWED ME DOWN. I STOPPED AFTER MY RIGHT WING HIT ANOTHER CEDAR TREE AND SPUN ME AROUND. I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND GOT OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN03LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA004), Oct 9, 2002: Beech C24R (N18917), Newcastle, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the tree during takeoff. A factor was the reduced light conditions.

## Other reports on N18917 (3)

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

- [Incident 19991204037389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991204037389I), Dec 4, 1999: Beech C24R (N18917), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) While attempting to land at Flying Cloud Airport, pilot flared aircraft to high causing aircraft to land hard. The hard landing caused nose gear to move…
- [Incident 19900829054699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900829054699I), Aug 29, 1990: Beech C24R (N18917), Minot, ND, Minor damage. No gear down safe light. Gear collapsed on rollout. Replaced down lock spring and serviced drag line assembly.
- [Incident 19800908069819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908069819I), Sep 8, 1980: Beech C24R (N18917), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Nose and left main gears collapsed at touchdown. Due to internal leakage in the nose gear down lock cylinder.

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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