# Incident 20020422008909I: Beech 76, Jacksonville, FL, April 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2002, 20:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6709Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6709Y-2016-11-02) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 35 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020422008909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 45 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AN FAA INSPECTION FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OVERCENTER DOWNLOCK HOOK AND PIN CLEARANCE MEASURED .20 THOUSANDS OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF .20 THOUSANDS.

## Other reports on N6709Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20160425020359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160425020359A), Apr 25, 2016: Beech 76 (N6709Y), Pompano Beach, FL, Destroyed. Part 91 operator, Beech 76, N6709Y with CFI, student pilot and passenger in rear were prefroming simulated engine failuer during climb out after takeoff.…
- [Incident 19840111002349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840111002349I), Jan 11, 1984: Beech 76 (N6709Y), Tomball, TX, Minor damage. Gear system malfunction. No flap approach, in transit light inop. Gear collapsed on touchdown.

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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