40.1224° N, 76.2944° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 9, 2000 · 13:08 local
Place
Lancaster, PA
Airport
Lancaster
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3042W
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total22 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Nose gear plunger assembly failed during gear retraction. During landing, nose gear collapsed and aircraft skidded to a stop on runway centerline with minimal damage. Four persons on board, no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) NOSE GEAR PLUNGER ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING GEAR RETRACTION. DURING LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.