# Incident 20060214009229I: Beech 65A80, Bemidji, MN, February 14, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2006, 21:45 local time
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Bemidji-Beltrami County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BEMA
- Location: 47.4870° N, 94.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bemidji, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4870&lon=-94.8827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80 (registry code 1152808, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A80
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060214009229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FERGUS FALLS, MN TO THE MINNEAPOLIS, MN AIRPORT (MSP). ON FINAL APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS POSITIONED TO THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING. PILOT OBSERVED NO NOSE DOWN GEAR LIGHT. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR SELECT AND STILL NOT GETTING A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, HE CONTACTED THE MSP TOWER AND RECEIVED A HEADING AND CLEARANCE TO ST. PAUL'S HOLMAN FIELD IN ORDER TO CONDUCT A FLY BY TO ASCERTAIN THE NOSE GEAR POSITION. ST. PAUL TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE WAS ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND WAS TRAILING AT ABOUT A 45' ANGLE. THE PILOT WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH HIS MAIN BASE OF OPERATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND DISCUSSED HIS OPTIONS WITH THE CHIEF PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO ATTEMPT A WHEELS UP LANDING AT BEMIDJI'S AIRPORT AND THAT THEY HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD TO SAFELY DIVERT TO THAT LOCATION. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO BEMIDJI'S AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH THE MAIN GEAR RETRACTED, SUSTAINING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR DOORS, ONE PROPELLER TIP ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, TWO BELLY MOUNTED RADIO ANTENNAS AND A SMALL SCRAPED ON THE BELLY SKIN. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. BEMA HAS COMPLETED A MECHANICAL RELIABILITYREPORT I/A/W THEIR CAMP. END.

## Other reports on N55SA (2)

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

- [Incident 20190903016689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190903016689I), Sep 3, 2019: Beech 65-A80 (N55SA), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. While taxiing at msp, N55SA failed to give way to a 757, so ground control instructed him to make a 180, and during the turn, the left propeller stuck a…
- [Incident 19891207065339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891207065339I), Dec 7, 1989: Beech 65A80 (N55SA), Hibbing, MN, Minor damage. Left gear began to collapse on touchdown. Made a go around. Gear collapsed on rollout. Actuator support failed.

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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