# Incident 20070912825779I: Beech C24R, Chicago/Lake I, IL, September 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2007, 20:05 local time
- Place: Chicago/Lake I, IL
- Airport: Lake In The Hills
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2069° N, 88.3227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE IN THE HILLS (3CK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2069&lon=-88.3227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5293M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5293M-2016-10-13) (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: 259 total, 29 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070912825779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, WHEELING, ILLINOIS (KPWK) AT 1830 CDT. HE WAS FLYING A RENTED BEECH SIERRA, N5293M, FROM THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WHERE HE HAD CONDUCTED ALL HIS FLIGHT TRAINING, PALWAUKEE FLYERS. HE HAS LOGGED 27 HOURS IN THE SIERRA. HE CALLED FLIGHT SERVICE TO OBTAIN A STANDARD WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING KPWK. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE, WITH WINDS FROM 070 DEGREES BLOWING AT 7 KNOTS, FEW CLOUDS, AND 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY. HIS INTENTIONS WERE TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AT LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS (K3CK) AND AT CAMPBELL AIRPORT, GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS (KC81). HE ARRIVED AT K3CK AT 1900 CDT. THERE WERE NO OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE HAD ALREADY DONE FIVE FULL STOP LANDINGS WITH TAXI BACKS TO RUNWAY 8 WHEN HE WAS PREPARING FOR HIS SIXTH APPROACH TO LANDING. HE WAS DIRECTING HIS FULL ATTENTION ON MAKING THIS ONE A PERFECT LANDING. HE HAD THE PROPS, MIXTURE AND FLAPS SET FOR LANDING AND WAS LINING UP ON A NICE APPROACH. HE NORMALLY EXTENDS THE LANDING GEAR ON DOWNWIND, HOWEVER, THIS TIME AROUND HE FORGOT. HE DIDN'T NOTICE THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS OR HEAR THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE AURAL WARNING. HE HAD NO IDEA THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN UNTIL HE HEARD METAL HITTING THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ABOUT A COUPLE 100 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND STEPS.

## Other reports on N5293M (3)

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

- [Accident 20101222054739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101222054739A), Dec 22, 2010: Beech C24R (N5293M), Wheeling, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Just after lift off from runway 34 at the Chicago Executive Airport (kpwk) the pilot reported to the control tower that he was experiencing vibrations and loss…
- [Incident 19960603018939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960603018939I), Jun 3, 1996: Beech C24R (N5293M), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: right main landing would not extend. Pilot landed aircraft with right main landing gear up and locked with minor damage to the aircraft.
- [Incident 19790816031609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816031609I), Aug 16, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N5293M), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after hard landing.

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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