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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58P · Columbus, OH · June 5, 2002

Date: June 5, 2002 · 14:45 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Port Columbus International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26HA
Reported as: Beech 58P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N26HARegistered now · Beech 58PS/N TJ-486 Airframe modelBeech 58P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 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) The pilot was making a normal approach to 28L at (cmh). He stated everything appeared normal. "At "sumie" I put the gear down, I saw green and continued landing sequence. Everything was ok after touch down, and then the nose fell to the runway." The aircraft was placed on jacks to inspect the nose gear landing system. Inspection showed that one of the two bolts that connect the nose gear aft drag brace assembly to the inboard and outboard arms sheared off. When this happened, the forward extension/retraction control tube linear movement was restricted. The restriction caused the control tube to bend. The bent control tube prevented the nose gear from being completely extended and locked.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS MAKING A NORMAL APPROACH TO 28L AT (CMH). HE STATED EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. "AT "SUMIE" I PUT THE GEAR DOWN, I SAW GREEN AND CONTINUED LANDING SEQUENCE. EVERYTHING WAS OK AFTER TOUCH DOWN, AND THEN THE NOSE FELL TO THE RUNWAY." THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS TO INSPECT THE NOSE GEAR LANDING SYSTEM. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ONE OF THE TWO BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE NOSE GEAR AFT DRAG BRACE ASSEMBLY TO THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD ARMS SHEARED OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE FORWARD EXTENSION/RETRACTION CONTROL TUBE LINEAR MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED. THE RESTRICTION CAUSED THE CONTROL TUBE TO BEND. THE BENT CONTROL TUBE PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR FROM BEING COMPLETELY EXTENDED AND LOCKED.