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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Roanoke Rapids, NC · August 23, 2003

Date: August 23, 2003 · 15:30 local
Place: Roanoke Rapids, NC
Airport: Halifax County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N66805
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,493 total1,100 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N66805Registered now · Beech 58S/N TH-1081 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBeech 58

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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 in command (w. thompson) was on a flight from cho to rzz (IFR flight plan). He set up the aircraft for a landing on runway 5. Mr. Thompson selected gear down on the downwind leg and he heard a different noise than he is used to. The two main gear lights illuminated but the nose light did not illuminate. The landing gear was recycled with the same results. A fly-by of the airport was completed and personnel on the ground confirmed that the nose gear was not fully extended. A landing for runway 34 was then set up. The aircraft was landed. The main landing gear stayed extended and the nose fell as weight was applied. The aircraft slid a short distance to a stop. The pilot safely egressed the aircraft. The pilot nor anyone on the ground suffered any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND (W. THOMPSON) WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM CHO TO RZZ (IFR FLIGHT PLAN). HE SET UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 5. MR. THOMPSON SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AND HE HEARD A DIFFERENT NOISE THAN HE IS USED TO. THE TWO MAIN GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BUT THE NOSE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. A FLY-BY OF THE AIRPORT WAS COMPLETED AND PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. A LANDING FOR RUNWAY 34 WAS THEN SET UP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STAYED EXTENDED AND THE NOSE FELL AS WEIGHT WAS APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID A SHORT DISTANCE TO A STOP. THE PILOT SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT NOR ANYONE ON THE GROUND SUFFERED ANY INJURIES.