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FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · St Petersburg-C, FL · October 14, 2001

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Date
October 14, 2001 · 21:10 local
Place
St Petersburg-C, FL
Airport
St Petersburg-Clearwater International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N255EM
Reported as
Beech 95B55
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,777 total15 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N255EMRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1552 · Built 1973Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 14, 2001 at 2110 EDT, a Beech 55, registered to lynn steven, landed with an unsafe nose landing gear indication. The nose gear collapsed on touch down at the st. Petersburg-Clearwater international airport (pie), Clearwater Florida. The flight originated from dublin, Georgia and was to terminate at the Clearwater airpark (clw). The pilot stated that, on his approach to Clearwater airpark (clw) he attempted to retract flaps due to a crosswind condition and mistakenly retracted the landing gear. The pilot once realizing his mistake extended the landing gear and applied full power. The aircraft made contact with the runway resulting in damage to the nose gear, left main gear door and landing gear control linkage. The pilot was able to get the aircraft airborne and reported an unsafe nose gear down indication. The pilot then diverted to st. Petersburg-Clearwater international airport (pie) where emergency equipment was available. On landing the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained minor damage. No injuries to crew or passengers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 14, 2001 AT 2110 EDT, A BEECH 55, REGISTERED TO LYNN STEVEN, LANDED WITH AN UNSAFE NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCH DOWN AT THE ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIE), CLEARWATER FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DUBLIN, GEORGIA AND WAS TO TERMINATE AT THE CLEARWATER AIRPARK (CLW). THE PILOT STATED THAT, ON HIS APPROACH TO CLEARWATER AIRPARK (CLW) HE ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT FLAPS DUE TO A CROSSWIND CONDITION AND MISTAKENLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ONCE REALIZING HIS MISTAKE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR AND LANDING GEAR CONTROL LINKAGE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AND REPORTED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE PILOT THEN DIVERTED TO ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIE) WHERE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS AVAILABLE. ON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS.