# Incident 20240403002989I: Beech C24R, Santa Barbara, CA, April 3, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2024, 09:50 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3824R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3824R) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,448 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240403002989I

## Narrative

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

ON DESCENT FOR LANDING AT L71 GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED. GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON, THEN NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATORS LIT, BUT NOT LEFT MAIN. PILOT CHECKED THE LIGHT BULB AND VERIFIED IT WAS FUNCTIONAL. RECYCLED GEAR HANDLE, SAME RESULT.  TRIED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, SAME RESULT (NO LEFT MAIN). PILOT DESCENDED TO 4,500 FEET APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF KSBA AND TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES AND MULTIPLE METHODS OF INCREASED LOAD FACTOR TO GET THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN WITHOUT SUCCESS.  PILOT DECIDED ON GEAR DOWN LANDING TO HAVE THE NOSE GEAR PROTECT THE PROP AND ENGINE FROM DAMAGE. THE MIXTURE WAS PULLED TO IDLE IN THE ROUNDOUT AND IGNITION AND MASTER SWITCHES WERE TURNED OFF. LEFT WING TIP CAME DOWN AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. FULL RIGHT AILERON, FULL RIGHT RUDDER, AND RIGHT BRAKE WAS USED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT GOING AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY VEERED LEFT BUT WITH FULL BRAKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE LEAVING THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3824R (3)

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

- [Incident 19860319012359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860319012359I), Mar 19, 1986: Beech C24R (N3824R), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication on left main gear. Unable to extend. Tire was found to be hung up on sheet metal in well.
- [Incident 19841029065769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841029065769I), Oct 29, 1984: Beech C24R (N3824R), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Gear would not extend afer numerous attempts. Shock unit shortened by unknown persons. Wheel caught in wheel well.
- [Accident 19831125060259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125060259A), Nov 25, 1983: Beech C24R (N3824R), Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Nuts securing exhaust system to cylinders were missing. Exhaust tubes dropped down causing fire.

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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