# Incident 19991113031999I: Beech 76, Dunkirk, NY, November 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1999
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4939° N, 79.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (DKK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4939&lon=-79.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6627X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6627X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113031999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1999, DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, THE RIGHT GEAR FOLDED DOWN AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND ON BEECHCRAFT BE-76, N6627X. THE WHEEL JAMMED AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT.  MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER SUPPORT PIN FOR THE SHOCK ABSORBER CAME OUT, ALLOWING THE FORK PORTION OF THE GEAR TO FOLD UP, WHICH JAMMED THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.

## Other reports on N6627X (1)

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

- [Incident 19880110004599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880110004599I), Jan 10, 1988: Beech 76 (N6627X), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear by normal or emergency means. Landed with gear up. Faulty nose landing gear door linkage.

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.

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