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FAA incident report · Beech 95-55 · Tucson, AZ · August 3, 2005

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Date
August 3, 2005 · 20:10 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
I6ZS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711CM
Reported as
Beech 9555
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4 in this make and model
N711CMRegistered now · Beech 95-55S/N TC-171Airframe modelBeech 95-55Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft had completed an ILS instrument approach to runway 6R at Ryan field (ryn) with a circle to land runway 24L. Pilots stated that the green gear down indicator was on and the manual indicator on the floor indicated the gear was in the extended position. As per the POH this indicator indicates nose gear position only. As the nose was lowered the nose gear collapsed damaging the nose, both engines and propellers. The foreward nose gear retract rod attach point sheared as per maintenance. No additional causal factors at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED AN ILS INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 6R AT RYAN FIELD (RYN) WITH A CIRCLE TO LAND RUNWAY 24L. PILOTS STATED THAT THE GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR WAS ON AND THE MANUAL INDICATOR ON THE FLOOR INDICATED THE GEAR WAS IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. AS PER THE POH THIS INDICATOR INDICATES NOSE GEAR POSITION ONLY. AS THE NOSE WAS LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE NOSE, BOTH ENGINES AND PROPELLERS. THE FOREWARD NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD ATTACH POINT SHEARED AS PER MAINTENANCE. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.