# Incident 20060401011379I: Beech B60, Brunswick, GA, April 1, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2006, 19:45 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Malcolm Mc Kinnon Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1361° N, 81.4669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1361&lon=-81.4669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15AK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,900 total, 200 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060401011379I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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