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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95 · St Louis, MO · March 15, 2003

Date: March 15, 2003 · 15:30 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2720Y
Reported as: Beech 95
Pilot’s flight hours: 557 total60 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N2720YRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Beech 95S/N TD-58 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBeech 95 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot flew aircraft to aln and shot two instrument approaches without landing. When the gear was retracted, a popping noise was heard. The nose gear was observed in a mirror to be hanging out of the wheel well. Pilot made several attempts to lower gear and get it to lock, including extending the gear manually. Pilot diverted to sus where emergency gear was available. On roll-out, the nose wheel collapsed. Aircraft sustained minor damage to nose cone, nose gear doors and one propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT TO ALN AND SHOT TWO INSTRUMENT APPROACHES WITHOUT LANDING. WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NOSE GEAR WAS OBSERVED IN A MIRROR TO BE HANGING OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER GEAR AND GET IT TO LOCK, INCLUDING EXTENDING THE GEAR MANUALLY. PILOT DIVERTED TO SUS WHERE EMERGENCY GEAR WAS AVAILABLE. ON ROLL-OUT, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE CONE, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND ONE PROPELLER.