20070131001129I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Key West, FL · January 31, 2007

Date: January 31, 2007 · 09:20 local
Place: Key West, FL
Airport: Key West International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GUUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N47542
Reported as: Beech 1900D
People aboard: 11
Fatal injuries: 0

N47542Registration cancelled Apr 11, 2014 · Beech 1900DS/N UE-198 · Built 1996 Airframe modelBeech 1900D Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Upon landing the nose wheel touched down. Some vibration was felt. As the speed decreased, the vibration became worse but the aircraft maintained centerline of runway. At approximately sixty (60) knots or less the aircraft jerked to the left. The pilot regained control back to the runway centerline. The aircraft cleared the runway and stopped on the taxiway. When the aircraft stopped, ATC called the aircraft and informed them that they had lost their nose wheel. Fire rescue had arrived at the aircraft. The pilot asked the ATC to call the local fixed base operator to have the aircraft towed to their facility. The pilot shut down the engines.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. SOME VIBRATION WAS FELT. AS THE SPEED DECREASED, THE VIBRATION BECAME WORSE BUT THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY SIXTY (60) KNOTS OR LESS THE AIRCRAFT JERKED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL BACK TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, ATC CALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND INFORMED THEM THAT THEY HAD LOST THEIR NOSE WHEEL. FIRE RESCUE HAD ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ASKED THE ATC TO CALL THE LOCAL FIXED BASE OPERATOR TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES.