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FAA incident report · Beech B60 · Brunswick, GA · April 1, 2006

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Date
April 1, 2006 · 19:45 local
Place
Brunswick, GA
Airport
Malcolm Mc Kinnon Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15AK
Reported as
Beech B60
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,900 total200 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Just after landing at saint simon airport (ssi) Georgia, the nose gear collapsed. The BE-60 nose gear rotates 90 degrees to the aircraft's longitudinal axis before it is retracted into the nose wheel well and returns to the normal position upon extension. All three landing gear down and locked lights were illuminated indicating that all landing gear were safely extended. Upon touch down the nose gear collapsed because it did not rotate the required 90 degrees to re-align with the aircraft longitudinal axis and the ensuing side loading on the wheel and tire assembly caused the nose gear to collapse. During the investigation, and after consult with Beech technical representatives, it is determined that the gear straightener which interfaces with the rotating cam to align the wheel and tire assembly with the runway during the extension phase had been damaged and failed to return the wheel and tire assembly into proper position for landing. Photographs and schematics indicate the extent of damage to the gear straightening device and cam assembly. Investigation did not support that any pilot actions contributed to this event.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JUST AFTER LANDING AT SAINT SIMON AIRPORT (SSI) GEORGIA, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE BE-60 NOSE GEAR ROTATES 90 DEGREES TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LONGITUDINAL AXIS BEFORE IT IS RETRACTED INTO THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AND RETURNS TO THE NORMAL POSITION UPON EXTENSION. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT ALL LANDING GEAR WERE SAFELY EXTENDED. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BECAUSE IT DID NOT ROTATE THE REQUIRED 90 DEGREES TO RE-ALIGN WITH THE AIRCRAFT LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND THE ENSUING SIDE LOADING ON THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, AND AFTER CONSULT WITH BEECH TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVES, IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR STRAIGHTENER WHICH INTERFACES WITH THE ROTATING CAM TO ALIGN THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY WITH THE RUNWAY DURING THE EXTENSION PHASE HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND FAILED TO RETURN THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY INTO PROPER POSITION FOR LANDING. PHOTOGRAPHS AND SCHEMATICS INDICATE THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE GEAR STRAIGHTENING DEVICE AND CAM ASSEMBLY. INVESTIGATION DID NOT SUPPORT THAT ANY PILOT ACTIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.