# Incident 20141025019029I: Beech B24R, Groton, CT, October 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2014, 10:45 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1939L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1939L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025019029I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 25, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 EST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT KENNETH COOK  FLYING HIS BEECHCRAFT B24, REGISTRATION NUMBER N1939L, S/N MC-418 WAS ON APPROACH TO GROTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CT RUNWAY #23.  LANDING ONTO RUNWAY #23 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  FORGOT TO DEPLOY N1939L LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING, HEARD A LOUD THUMP (PROP STRIKE) AND IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED A GO-AROUND RECOGNIZING AFTER THE FACT HE HADN'T DEPLOYED N1939L LANDING GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAFELY EXECUTED HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 23 AND TAXIED TO THE NEAREST FBO.

## Other reports on N1939L (1)

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

- [Incident 20010706016369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706016369I), Jul 6, 2001: Beech B24R (N1939L), Kill Devil Hill, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot flew approach with higher than normal airspeed having been advised of wind shear at the airport. At ten to twelve feet AGL the aircraft encountered…

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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