# Incident 20040618019779I: Beech 58, Richmond, VA, June 18, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2004, 09:19 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040618019779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RIC) WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE PASSENGER IS AN AVIONICS TECHNICIAN EMPLOYED BY MILLION AIR RICHMOND. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT'S AUTOPILOT. AFTER DEPARTURE, AT APPROXIMATELY 2500', THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO RIC AND LANDED ON RWY 34 GEAR-UP. THE PILOT STATED THAT DUE TO THE NOISE AND CONFUSION, HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR.

## Other reports on N416JS (2)

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

- [Incident 19980719029579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719029579I), Jul 19, 1998: Beech 58 (N416JS), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear retract rod forwaard plunger assembly fork end broke off on retraction. Pilot was unable to extned the nose gear to the down and lock position.…
- [Incident 19951025038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951025038019I), Oct 25, 1995: Beech 58 (N416JS), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft landed with landing gear retracted. There were no injuries to the occupants. The aircraft sustained minor damage. In an interview with…

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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