# Incident 20000811031389I: Beech 95A55, Jonesboro, AR, August 11, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2000, 16:15 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Airport: Jonesboro Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8317° N, 90.6464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JONESBORO MUNI (JBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8317&lon=-90.6464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N349Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N349Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811031389I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON AUG. 11, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 CDT, A BEECH BE-55, N349Y (SN389) REGISTERED TO NETTLETON CONCRETE WORKS, JONESBORO, AR 72401, LANDED RWY 5 AT JONESBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JONEBORO, AR. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JBR APPROX. FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO EVALUATE MAINTENANCE REPAIRS PERFORMED BY SHARP AVIATION ON AN ELECTRICAL AND FUEL SYSTEM.  ON-SITE INVESTIGATION BY A FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED THE "NOSE-GEAR EXTEND/RETRACT ROD ATTACT FITTING", LOCATED IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL, WAS OBSERVED BROKEN.

## Other reports on N349Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20020112008499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020112008499I), Jan 12, 2002: Beech 95A55 (N349Y), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. (-23) While in cruise flight, the left engine began running rough. Shortly thereafter, number two cylinder on the left engine was ejected through the engine…

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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