39.6380° N, 77.7233° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, MD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 24, 1985 · 15:00 local
Place
Hagerstown, MD
Airport
Washington County Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HNAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N339HA
Reported as
Beech B99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,326 total1,093 in this make and model200 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 would not lock down for landing. Ruptured line on nose gear actuator.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN FOR LANDING. RUPTURED LINE ON NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR.