# Incident 20020408006719I: Beech 76, Minneapolis, MN, April 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2002, 12:15 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5017M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5017M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408006719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/08/2002, AT 1215 HRS LOCAL, A BEECH BE-76, OWNED BY FLYING SCOTCHMAN INC, OF BROOKLYN PARK, MN, WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 32R. AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS INDICATED THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. THIS WAS A PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

## Other reports on N5017M (2)

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

- [Incident 20100425032419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100425032419I), Apr 25, 2010: Beech 76 (N5017M), Crystal, MN, Minor damage. The pilot stated that on landing a strong gust of wind caught the aircraft as the nose gear touched the runway. A go around was initiated. They were unaware…
- [Incident 19820512027969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820512027969I), May 12, 1982: Beech 76 (N5017M), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. While landing aircraft, nose wheel contacted the runway first causing the propeller to contact the runway.

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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