# Accident 20160522009139A: Beech C24R, Marine City, MI, May 22, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 22, 2016, 16:00 local time - Place: Marine City, MI - Airport: Marine City - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.7214° N, 82.5964° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7214&lon=-82.5964&mi=10 - Aircraft: N20135, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20135-2017-06-29) (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 - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 400 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA190) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160522009139A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON SUNDAY MAY 22ND AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM, N20135 WAS DISCOVERED BY AIRPORT EMPLOYEES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 4 AT MARINE CITY AIRPORT (76G). THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. THERE WAS NO PILOT OR PASSENGERS IN THE VICINITY. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND MET WITH FAA INSPECTORS. THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD AN ABNORMAL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ON DEPARTURE FROM KOKOMO (KOKK). HE CYCLED THE GEAR AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. ON ARRIVAL INTO 76G, HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT GET A RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN INDICATION. COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM, THE LEFT PILOT DOOR POPPED OPEN AND HE STATED HE HAD CONTROLLABILITY ISSUES. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ON THE PAVEMENT AND THE RIGHT WING ON THE GRASS. HE SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK 3 RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS, SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND STOPPED IN A DRAINAGE GULLEY. HE WAS NOT INJURED. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING LIFTED BY CRANE FOR RELOCATION TO A HANGAR, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT WAS JAMMED BY THE PLASTIC TRAILING EDGE SPEED FAIRING. THE EDGE OF THE PLASTIC FAIRING HAD LOCKED INTO THE TIRE TREAD. IT APPEARED THE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS RIGGED TOO FAR AFT IN THE WELL. RUB MARKS ON THE ASSEMBLY INDICATE THAT THE GEAR HAD BEEN RUBBING ON THE FAIRING FOR SOME TIME PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CEN16LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA190), May 22, 2016: Beech C24R (N20135), Marine City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The misalignment of the right main landing gear, which resulted in the failure of the landing gear to retract and extend properly. Also causal was the pilot's failure to have the airplane inspected… ## Other reports on N20135 (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20050310004109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050310004109I), Mar 10, 2005: Beech C24R (N20135), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During an instructional flight with an instructor on board, pilot was performing a touch and go landing while aircraft was at +70 knots and still on the… - [Incident 19970614020609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614020609I), Jun 14, 1997: Beech C24R (N20135), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. After landing nose gear collapsed. Aircraft stopped on runway. - [Incident 19960901041819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960901041819I), Sep 1, 1996: Beech C24R (N20135), Big Bear, CA. Unable climb out of L35. Landed dry lake bed. No mechanical. Density altitude full load problem. - [Incident 19880613037679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880613037679I), Jun 13, 1988: Beech C24R (N20135), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear and left main retracted on the takeoff roll. Gear selector was in the up position. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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