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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E55 · Tallahassee, FL · August 9, 1979

Date
August 9, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Tallahassee, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N22HT
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLA43
Reported as
Beech E55
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,777 total2,313 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear broke during retraction after takeoff. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Retract rod broken.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR BROKE DURING RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. RETRACT ROD BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.