# Incident 19810928082339I: Beech 95, East Alton, IL, September 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1981, 18:50 local time
- Place: East Alton, IL
- Airport: East Alton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8845° N, 90.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8845&lon=-90.1087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (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 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,802 total, 10 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928082339I

## Narrative

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

LOUD POP HEARD ON LANDING ROLL OUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. RETRACTED ROD BOLTS HAD SHEARED.

## Other reports on N84Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19890822048089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822048089I), Aug 22, 1989: Beech B95 (N84Z), Alton/St Louis, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Forward retract tube was bent and downlock tension too low.
- [Incident 19790906034679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906034679I), Sep 6, 1979: Beech 95 (N84Z), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after simulated power failure during takeoff. Examiner not ready to back up.

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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