# Accident 19990720024069A: Beech 95B55A, Nashville, TN, July 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1999, 11:28 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1098° N, 86.6603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1098&lon=-86.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56AW-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990720024069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA115), Jul 20, 1999: Beech 55 (N56AW), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total failure of the nose gear extension and retraction assembly that resulted in the collapse of the nose gear during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.