# Incident 20051029030949I: Beech A24R, Sterling Rockfa, IL, October 29, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2005, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sterling Rockfa, IL
- Airport: Whiteside Co Airport-Jos H Bitto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N24584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24584-2011-09-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 590 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/20051029030949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ LANDED BE-23, N24584, AT WHITESIDE COUNTY AIRPORT, ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS, AFTER MANUALLY EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR SUBSEQUENT TO ITS FAILURE TO LOWER AUTOMATICALLY. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT RESET THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FOR NORMAL OPERATION, BUT FAILED TO SET THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION (IT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION IN ORDER TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR). THEREBY, THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE UP POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE AND AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE DRAGGED TO A STOP ON ITS LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE IN SO DOING. NO PERSONAL INJURY RESULTED.

## Other reports on N24584 (2)

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

- [Accident 20100724039499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100724039499A), Jul 24, 2010: Beech A24R (N24584), Destroyed. Aircraft engine lost power on takeoff climb, pilot attempted return to airport to land, aircraft landed in wooded area approximately 1/2 mile from runway.
- [Accident 19820501016422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501016422A), May 1, 1982: Beech A24R (N24584), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was struck from behind on final approach for landing. Aircraft landed without further incident.

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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