37.2710° N, 79.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 15, 1993 · 03:20 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PIDA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N200TR
Reported as
Beech C90A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total35 in this make and model101 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.
Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Hydraulic cylinder was bypassing at piston o ring.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WAS BYPASSING AT PISTON O RING.