# Accident 20040908020889A: Beech B60, Casper, WY, September 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2004, 14:15 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9083° N, 106.4650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9083&lon=-106.4650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1551L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1551L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040908020889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING IN FROM THE MAIN RUNWAY WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SYSTEM. NOSE GEAR MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED 1.8 HOURS BEFORE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN04LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA140), Sep 8, 2004: Beech B-60 (N1551L), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the missing nose gear assembly bolt, spacer and nut resulting in a gear collapse due to improper maintenance procedures. Contributing to the accident was the collision with the storm drain.

## Other reports on N1551L (1)

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

- [Incident 19950721024969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721024969I), Jul 21, 1995: Beech B60 (N1551L), Bend, OR, Minor damage. Struck a coyote on landing roll. Impact collapsed nose gear.

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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