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FAA incident report · Beech 95-C55 · Vernon, TX · March 25, 1996

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Date
March 25, 1996 · 15:30 local
Place
Vernon, TX
Airport
Wilbarger Count Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N65AC
Reported as
Beech 95C55
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total1,200 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N65ACRegistered now · Beech 95-C55S/N TE-242 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech 95-C55Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: during the touchdown for landing, the pilot noticed a severe vibration in the nose gear. When the pilot raised the nose gear off the runway in an attempt to touchdown at a slower speed, the nose gear strut assembly fell out of the nose gear housing. The damage was limited to the nose gear and propellers. Investigation revealed that two attachment bolts were broken at the upper strut housing. Malfunction or defect report was submitted on 4-8-96.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING THE TOUCHDOWN FOR LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE NOSE GEAR. WHEN THE PILOT RAISED THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO TOUCHDOWN AT A SLOWER SPEED, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE NOSE GEAR HOUSING. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLERS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT TWO ATTACHMENT BOLTS WERE BROKEN AT THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED ON 4-8-96.

Other reports on N65AC · 1

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

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