# Accident 19930808028169A: Beech 76, Portland, OR, August 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1993, 20:25 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5702° N, 122.5897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5702&lon=-122.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3692X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3692X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 721 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808028169A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. NOSE GEAR RETRACK FORK JAMMED ON GEAR DOORS. OUT OF RIG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA93LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA172), Aug 9, 1993: Beech 76 (N3692X), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: JAMMING OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER GLIDEPATH DURING THE NOSE GEAR UP LANDING.

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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