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FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Tracy, CA · May 6, 1997

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Date
May 6, 1997 · 11:00 local
Place
Tracy, CA
Airport
Tracy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6701U
Reported as
Beech 76
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,700 total495 in this make and model191 in the last 90 days
N6701URegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2014 · Beech 76S/N ME-286 · Built 1979Airframe modelBeech 76Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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: on April 6, 1997, at 1100 PST Beechcraft model 76, serial number ME-286 registered to aircraft holdings oakland, CA received minor damage after the nose landing gear collapsed at Tracy muni, (tcy) CA. The pilot in command, (PIC) (CFI) was giving instruction from the rt. Seat on touch and goes that originated at livermore, (lvk) CA. And continued at the airport of incident. The CFI was giving instruction on performing normal touch and goes several times with no difficulty. With the student in control of the aircraft, he was then given a brief, and instruction to perform a no flaps touch and go. During aircraft rollout at normal speed the student attempted to raise what he thought was the flaps but reached for the main landing gear handle instead. The reason for reaching for the flaps was due to the many normal touch and goes they had performed earlier. By the time the CFI caught the mistake and attempted to react the student had moved the landing gear handle out of the down and locked position. The nose landing gear came off it's lock and collapsed during the rollout. Both propellers, radom and the nose landing gear doors received damage. There were no injuries or fire. The PIC holds a commercial pilots certificate with amel, asel and CFI ratings.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 6, 1997, AT 1100 PST BEECHCRAFT MODEL 76, SERIAL NUMBER ME-286 REGISTERED TO AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS OAKLAND, CA RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT TRACY MUNI, (TCY) CA. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, (PIC) (CFI) WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION FROM THE RT. SEAT ON TOUCH AND GOES THAT ORIGINATED AT LIVERMORE, (LVK) CA. AND CONTINUED AT THE AIRPORT OF INCIDENT. THE CFI WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION ON PERFORMING NORMAL TOUCH AND GOES SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DIFFICULTY. WITH THE STUDENT IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE WAS THEN GIVEN A BRIEF, AND INSTRUCTION TO PERFORM A NO FLAPS TOUCH AND GO. DURING AIRCRAFT ROLLOUT AT NORMAL SPEED THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO RAISE WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE FLAPS BUT REACHED FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HANDLE INSTEAD. THE REASON FOR REACHING FOR THE FLAPS WAS DUE TO THE MANY NORMAL TOUCH AND GOES THEY HAD PERFORMED EARLIER. BY THE TIME THE CFI CAUGHT THE MISTAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO REACT THE STUDENT HAD MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE OUT OF THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAME OFF IT'S LOCK AND COLLAPSED DURING THE ROLLOUT. BOTH PROPELLERS, RADOM AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS RECEIVED DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRE. THE PIC HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOTS CERTIFICATE WITH AMEL, ASEL AND CFI RATINGS.