# Incident 20030319004029I: Beech 95, Tacoma, WA, March 19, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2003, 17:45 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Naarrows Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2726Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2726Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (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 95
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030319004029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 19, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700PST, N2726Y, A BE-95 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING INTO TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT (TIW). WHILE EN-ROUTE TO TIW FROM RENTON AIRPORT (RNT), THE PIC EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND LOSS OF RADIOS. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO ACCOMPLISH MAINTENANCE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, WHICH WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET A GREEN LIGHT CONFIRMATION THAT HER GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. SHE MADE THREE PASSES BY THE TOWER AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO TOTAL POWER LOSS. THE TOWER ADVISED HER THAT HER GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY CRANK THE GEAR DOWN TWICE AND FELT CONFIDENT THAT THE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. SHE REPORTED HAVING TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE FUEL MIXTURE AND DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING BOTH PROPS TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY AND SCRAPING THE LOWER FUSELAGE FORWARD OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.

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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