What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(There were no remarks indicated prior to .4 entry) (from .4) the pilot reported that he was landing on runway 22, and during landing roll, the airplane pitched forward and to the right. He said that the airplane exited the runway to the right and came to rest facing the opposite direction. Postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed no mechanical anomalies which would have precluded normal operation. The right main inner gear door exhibited crushing and inward deformation. A representative from Beechcraft stated that when the landing gear is down and locked, the inner gear doors are up and locked (flush with the bottom of the airplane). He further stated that the landing gear handle and the flap handle in this airplane are reverse from the majority of general aviation aircraft. The pilot reported that he purchased the airplane on July 30, 1998, 7 days before the accident. He further indicated on his ntsb's pilot/operator aircraft accident report that he had a total of 15 hours of flight experience in N924JL. (-23) on 08/06/98, at approximately 2000 MDT, N924JL, a Beechcraft traveler, upon rollout on runway 22 at aeg experienced nose gear failure. The airc raft exited the runway and came to rest 180 degrees in the opposite direction on the grasss parallel to the runway. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(THERE WERE NO REMARKS INDICATED PRIOR TO .4 ENTRY) (FROM .4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, AND DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT. HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WHICH WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION. THE RIGHT MAIN INNER GEAR DOOR EXHIBITED CRUSHING AND INWARD DEFORMATION. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BEECHCRAFT STATED THAT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR IS DOWN AND LOCKED, THE INNER GEAR DOORS ARE UP AND LOCKED (FLUSH WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE). HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND THE FLAP HANDLE IN THIS AIRPLANE ARE REVERSE FROM THE MAJORITY OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE ON JULY 30, 1998, 7 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE FURTHER INDICATED ON HIS NTSB'S PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT THAT HE HAD A TOTAL OF 15 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN N924JL. (-23) ON 08/06/98, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MDT, N924JL, A BEECHCRAFT TRAVELER, UPON ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 22 AT AEG EXPERIENCED NOSE GEAR FAILURE. THE AIRC RAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE GRASSS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.