# Accident 20240919013239A: Beech F33A, Washington Cour, OH, September 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2024, 09:40 local time
- Place: Washington Cour, OH
- Airport: Fayette County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5704° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAYETTE COUNTY (I23), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5704&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6264B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6264B-2025-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240919013239A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING RWY 23 AT I23. NO MAIN GEAR ISSUE OR ISSUES NOTED ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT. ALL 3 GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWED GREEN (DOWN AND LOCKED) AND WERE VERIFIED X2 BY PASSENGERS IN AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, THE AFT NOSE GEAR TUBE CONNECTING TO THE GEAR MOTOR WAS BENT IN HALF AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE GEAR TO STAY DOWN AND LOCKED. INSPECTION OF THE RODS IN THE MAIN GEAR FOUND NO INDICATION ON DAMAGE. RECEIVED PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROD DAMAGE AND A STATEMENT FROM THE MECHANIC STATING THAT THE JAM NUTS HAD BACKED OFF ALLOWING THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE TO CHANGE AND PREVENT THE NOSE GEAR FROM LOCKING IN POSITION. THE CARRY-THROUGH SPAR APPEARS TO BE TORN AND IS A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6264B (1)

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

- [Incident 20250722010159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250722010159I), Jul 22, 2025: Beech F33A (N6264B), Washington Cour, OH, Minor damage. On July 22, 2025 at approximately 15:57 local time, a Beechcraft F33 departing KI23 experienced a sudden engine failure at 3,000 ft and 2500 RPM with no…

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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