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FAA incident report · Beech 56TC · Santa Fe, NM · August 3, 2001

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Date
August 3, 2001 · 12:30 local
Place
Santa Fe, NM
Airport
Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5455U
Reported as
Beech 56TC
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO541E1B4
Pilot’s flight hours
6,428 total2,065 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N5455URegistered now · Beech 56TCS/N TG-22 · Built 1967Airframe modelBeech 56TCEngine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) When the pilot departed Santa Fe, NM he retracted the gear and heard a loud pop. The tower informed him that his nose gear was hanging down. The mains were up and locked. The pilot elected to return to Santa Fe. The pilot successfully landed the aircraft on the mains and when the aircraft's nose settled to the ground the nose gear folded up into the wheel well. Investigation revealed the aft end of the plunger assembly broke (pn 35-825094-4). A malfunction and defect report was sent electronically on 08/03/01.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN THE PILOT DEPARTED SANTA FE, NM HE RETRACTED THE GEAR AND HEARD A LOUD POP. THE TOWER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS NOSE GEAR WAS HANGING DOWN. THE MAINS WERE UP AND LOCKED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO SANTA FE. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAINS AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE SETTLED TO THE GROUND THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AFT END OF THE PLUNGER ASSEMBLY BROKE (PN 35-825094-4). A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WAS SENT ELECTRONICALLY ON 08/03/01.