19950131003349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58P · Denver, CO · January 31, 1995

Date: January 31, 1995 · 06:46 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Jeffco Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: YFAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2059P
Reported as: Beech 58P
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,612 total116 in this make and model46 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.

Narrative: pilot-in-command failed to remove nose gear tow bar before flight with three (3) passengers on board. Flight was under FAR 135. Upon raising the gear, damage occurred to the nose gear. PIC diverted to bjc and landed after extending the gear. Nose wheel collapsed after touchdown, tow bar was still attached. Evaluation by local mechanics determined no "substantial damage".

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT-IN-COMMAND FAILED TO REMOVE NOSE GEAR TOW BAR BEFORE FLIGHT WITH THREE (3) PASSENGERS ON BOARD. FLIGHT WAS UNDER FAR 135. UPON RAISING THE GEAR, DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE NOSE GEAR. PIC DIVERTED TO BJC AND LANDED AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, TOW BAR WAS STILL ATTACHED. EVALUATION BY LOCAL MECHANICS DETERMINED NO "SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE".