# Incident 20041018032669I: Beech 76, West Palm Beach, FL, October 18, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2004, 20:36 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278D-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (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 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 248 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041018032669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/18/04, AT 0236Z, BEECHCRAFT AIRPLANE REGISTRATION #N278D AND SERIAL #ME-23, THE PILOT CALLED PBI ATCT AND TOLD THEM THAT HIS AIRPLANE HAD AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. WEST PALM BEACH POLICE HELICOPTER OFFERED TO SCAN N278D WITH NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT. POLICE HELICOPTER (EAGLE ONE) REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS VISIBLE, BUT NOT FULLY EXTENDED, MULTIPLE TOUCH AND GOES TO ATTEMPT TO DISENGAGE STUCK NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CIRCLED TO LOSE FUEL. AT 0533Z PBI ATCT, UPGRADED ALERT STATUS TO AN ALERT II. AT 0601Z, N728D MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THAT RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE OF THE AIRPLANE, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR AND WITH NO INJURIES TO THE CREW. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA^ FROM FSDO-17 AUTHORIZED THE AIRPLANE TO BE MOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO GALAXY AVIATION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N278D (3)

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

- [Incident 20040129011349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040129011349I), Jan 29, 2004: Beech 76 (N278D), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. (-23) As the aircraft began it's take off roll it drifted left striking a runway light on the left side of the runway. During the recovery, back to the…
- [Incident 19940314012359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940314012359I), Mar 14, 1994: Beech 76 (N278D), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated: my student and I were on a training flight from Beaver County Airport. We were going to do some touch-and-go's on rwy 28. As we…
- [Incident 19790607015329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607015329I), Jun 7, 1979: Beech 76 (N278D), Longmont, CO, Minor damage. Alternators not turned for m, e check ride. Gear lowered, not checked, prop tips curled before go around

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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