# Incident 20200623005839I: Beech C24R, Brunswick, GA, June 23, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2020, 11:50 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1361° N, 81.4669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1361&lon=-81.4669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1826A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1826A-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,470 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200623005839I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 23, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1982 BEECHCRAFT C24R SIERRA, N1826A, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGED AFTER IT MADE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING AT THE BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES AIRPORT (BQK) LOCATED IN BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

THE (PIC) PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED THE MCKINNON ST. SIMONS ISLAND AIRPORT (SSI) AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 A.M AND WAS PERFORMING PROFICIENCY TRAINING BY PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS.  ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED.  THE PIC IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE SYSTEM BY CYCLING THE GEAR THROUGH SEVERAL TIMES AND CHECKING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE BULB.  THE BULB TEST GOOD BUT THE CYCLING OF THE GEAR STILL WOULD NOT GIVE A DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION.   NEXT, THE PIC RADIOED SSI TO HAVE SOMEONE PERFORM A VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.  UNFORTUNATELY, THIS OBSERVATION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED AND APPEARED TO BE CAUGHT UP IN THE WHEEL WELL.  AT THIS TIME THE DECISION WAS MADE TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO BQK TO PERFORM A BELLY UP LANDING DUE TO THE LACK OF AIR TRAFFIC AT THAT AIRPORT.  ONCE IN THE PATTERN AT BQK, THE PIC DECIDED TO LAND ON A GRASSY AREA NEAR THE MAIN RUNWAY TO HOPEFULLY AVOID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.  THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND ONLY RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1826A (2)

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

- [Accident 20060413004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060413004429A), Apr 13, 2006: Beech C24R (N1826A), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On landing on runway 32 the aircraft started turning and sliding to the right. The pilot applied some left rudder and braking with left foot which seemed…
- [Incident 19940325012239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325012239I), Mar 25, 1994: Beech C24R (N1826A), Russellvile, AR, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear in up posetion. Had extended flaps instead of gear.

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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