# Incident 19940314012359I: Beech 76, Beaver Falls, PA, March 14, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FB8S
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278D-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (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 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,938 total, 213 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940314012359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED: MY STUDENT AND I WERE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT FROM BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT. WE WERE GOING TO DO SOME TOUCH-AND-GO'S ON RWY 28. AS WE APPROACHED THE DOWNWIND LEG, MY STUDENT WENT THROUGH THE PRE LANDING CHECKLIST (GAS-ON, COWL FLAPS-CLOSED, CARB HEAT-CHECK, MIXTURE-RICH, PROPS-CHECK, POWER-CHECK, AND BOOST PUMPS-ON). THEN HE CALLED TOWER FOR CLEARANCE FOR TOUCH-AND-GO AFTER HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN. WE TURNED BASE AND WENT THROUGH A GUMPS CHECK (GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE-3GREEN, MIXTURE, AND PROPS-FORWARD). THEN WE TURNED FINAL AND WENT THROUGH A FINAL GUMPS CHECK, CHECKED OUR ALTITUDE, LOWERED THE FLAPS, AND PROCEEDED FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO. MY STUDENT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAINS THEN ON THE NOSE WHEEL. I SAID "OK, LETS GO." I TURNED MY HEAD FOR A MOMENT AND THEN BROUGHT IT BACK INSIDE. I SAW MY STUDENT'S HAND MOVE TOWARD THE POWER LEVERS WHEN I NOTICED THE GEAR-IN-TRANSIT LIGHT FLASHING. I SAID "NO!" AND MY STUDENT CAUGHT WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE GEAR LEVER HANDLE AND HE MOVED IT TO THE DOWN POSITION. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE NOSE STARTED TO GO DOWN AND I KNEW THAT WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO ADD POWER AND GO AROUND. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CLOSE THE MIXTURE AND I BELIEV E THAT IS WHEN THE PROPS STRUCK THE SURFACE AND THE NOSE BEGAN TO SCRAPE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED FOR ABOUT 1000' AND THEN CAME TO A STOP NEAR TURNOFF CHARLIE. I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND MY STUDENT AND I EXITED THE AIRPLANE. AFTER THE FLIGHT, I ASKED MY STUDENT WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID THE SLEEVE ON HIS COAT CAUGHT THE GEAR HANDLE. HE REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND PUT THE GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE NOSE GEAR CAME UP. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N278D (3)

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

- [Incident 20041018032669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041018032669I), Oct 18, 2004: Beech 76 (N278D), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 10/18/04, at 0236Z, Beechcraft airplane registration #N278D and serial #ME-23, the pilot called pbi ATCT and told them that his airplane had an unsafe…
- [Incident 20040129011349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040129011349I), Jan 29, 2004: Beech 76 (N278D), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. (-23) As the aircraft began it's take off roll it drifted left striking a runway light on the left side of the runway. During the recovery, back to the…
- [Incident 19790607015329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607015329I), Jun 7, 1979: Beech 76 (N278D), Longmont, CO, Minor damage. Alternators not turned for m, e check ride. Gear lowered, not checked, prop tips curled before go around

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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