What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 20, 1999, at 1128 central daylight time, a Beech 55, N56AW, nose wheel assembly collapsed during a landing on runway 20C at the Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee. The instructional flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial airframe damage. The certified flight instructor and the commercial pilot were not injured. The initial departure time from Nashville, Tennessee, was not determined. According to the pilot, the multi-engine training flight was cleared for a landing on runway 20C. The pilot reported that the before landing checklist was completed, and the landing gear extension was verified by both pilots. Upon landing, on the main wheels, was described as normal, but when the nose wheel was lowered on the runway, both pilots heard a "pop" followed by the collapse of the nose wheel assembly. The airplane slid 2500 feet before stopping on the runway. (-23)both pilots gave verbal statements at the scene that as the nose wheel touched down following a normal landing on runway 20C at Nashville International Airport, they heard a "pop" and the nose gear collapsed. The a/c slid on the nose cone and main wheel approx. 2,500 feet and stopped on the runway near mid field. There was no injuries. Written statements by both pilots and airport police substantiate these intial statements.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 20, 1999, AT 1128 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 55, N56AW, NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 20C AT THE NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE INITIAL DEPARTURE TIME FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, WAS NOT DETERMINED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 20C. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WAS VERIFIED BY BOTH PILOTS. UPON LANDING, ON THE MAIN WHEELS, WAS DESCRIBED AS NORMAL, BUT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LOWERED ON THE RUNWAY, BOTH PILOTS HEARD A "POP" FOLLOWED BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE AIRPLANE SLID 2500 FEET BEFORE STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY. (-23)BOTH PILOTS GAVE VERBAL STATEMENTS AT THE SCENE THAT AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 20C AT NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THEY HEARD A "POP" AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE A/C SLID ON THE NOSE CONE AND MAIN WHEEL APPROX. 2,500 FEET AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY NEAR MID FIELD. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. WRITTEN STATEMENTS BY BOTH PILOTS AND AIRPORT POLICE SUBSTANTIATE THESE INTIAL STATEMENTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.