# Incident 19860519034339I: Beech 60, State College, PA, May 19, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1986, 09:02 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7131D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7131D-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,343 total, 110 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519034339I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE TOW BAR WHICH JAMMED THE GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N7131D (1)

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

- [Accident 19931017039529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931017039529A), Oct 17, 1993: Beech 60 (N7131D), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Observed slow climbout low power gear not up. Stalled. Dived into ground. No engine sounds prior pitch down.

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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