# Incident 20120729017229I: Beech A24R, Griffith, IN, July 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2012, 11:25 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffity-Merriville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8029R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120729017229I

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT REPORTED 7/29/2012 IN WHICH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT LANDED AT GRIFITH, INDIANA AIRPORT (K05C) WITHOUT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE UPON LANDING.  PRIOR TO LANDING THE PILOT CONDUCT EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENTION PROCEEDURES AND WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION.MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED, AS INDICATED.  AIRCRAFT PROPELLER IMPACT WITH RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT.

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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