# Accident 20240310002779A: Beech 60, Chino, CA, March 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2024, 23:50 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9731° N, 117.6360° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9731&lon=-117.6360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N167U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N167U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-541 SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,927 total, 180 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240310002779A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 10, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 23:50 LOCAL TIME, A BEECHCRAFT 60 MULTI-ENGINE PISTON-POWERED FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ARRIVING ON RUNWAY 26R AT CHINO AIRPORT (CNO). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PRIVATE TRIP FOR THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS THREE MILES FINAL FOR THE LANDING RUNWAY (OR "AT THREE MILES FINAL APPROACH TO THE LANDING RUNWAY"), THE PILOT COMMENCED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A LANDING AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE PAVED RUNWAY 26L WITHOUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THE LEFT ENGINE'S PROPELLERS AND THE AREA UNDER THE MAIN WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT UNBALANCED DRAG AND MADE A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT ABOUT 160 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND. NO AIRPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES. ALL OCCUPANTS USED THE LEFT MAIN FUSELAGE DOOR TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT AND ALL OTHER PASSENGERS WALKED AWAY UNASSISTED.

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN THAT WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND REPORTED IT TO ATC.

THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LEFT WING'S OUTBOARD SECTION SHOWS WING SKIN BUBBLES AND WRINKLES, INDICATING RIP DAMAGE. ALL THREE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES HAVE SIGNIFICANT PROP STRIKE DAMAGES. THE MAIN FUSELAGE DOOR’S FOOTSTEP WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. NO LEAKS OF FUEL, OIL, OR HYDRAULIC FLUIDS ARE DETECTED.

## 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 WPR24LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA110), Mar 11, 2024: Beech 60 (N167U), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Corrosion on a landing gear retract rod assembly which precluded an extension of the gear and resulted in a gear-up 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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