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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E-55 · Key West, FL · March 31, 2007

Date: March 31, 2007 · 10:39 local
Place: Key West, FL
Airport: Key West International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25612
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA07IA080
Reported as: Beech E55
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,227 total1,220 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N25612Registered now · Beech E-55S/N TE-897 Airframe modelBeech E-55 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On March 31, 2007 a baron owned and operated by baron flyers inc., landed at Key West, Florida (eyw). Upon landing the nose gear collapsed. According to the pilot privacy data omitted approach and touchdown of mains wenat as normal wiht gree gear indicactions during both approach chedks. However once the nose gear touched down it continued to fall. At this point he pulled back on control wheel and applied the brakes; however, the nose contacted the runway. Pilot released the brakes, using rudder to guide the aircraft, brought aircraft to a stop, turned off fuel selector and main electrical. The pilot initiated evacuation with no injuries. Aircraft heater was damaged, the nose gear doors received damage, and the radome was damaged with holes through the material. However the most severe damage was the nose gear drag brace broke and both propellers were curled back. The aircraft towed back to island city FBO where the aircraft is currently located.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 31, 2007 A BARON OWNED AND OPERATED BY BARON FLYERS INC., LANDED AT KEY WEST, FLORIDA (EYW). UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN OF MAINS WENAT AS NORMAL WIHT GREE GEAR INDICACTIONS DURING BOTH APPROACH CHEDKS. HOWEVER ONCE THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IT CONTINUED TO FALL. AT THIS POINT HE PULLED BACK ON CONTROL WHEEL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE NOSE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. PILOT RELEASED THE BRAKES, USING RUDDER TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT, BROUGHT AIRCRAFT TO A STOP, TURNED OFF FUEL SELECTOR AND MAIN ELECTRICAL. THE PILOT INITIATED EVACUATION WITH NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT HEATER WAS DAMAGED, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS RECEIVED DAMAGE, AND THE RADOME WAS DAMAGED WITH HOLES THROUGH THE MATERIAL. HOWEVER THE MOST SEVERE DAMAGE WAS THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE BROKE AND BOTH PROPELLERS WERE CURLED BACK. THE AIRCRAFT TOWED BACK TO ISLAND CITY FBO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA07IA080Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportKey West, FLFailure of the nose landing gear drag brace due to overload during landing rollout for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the airplane had not been modified with an improved nose landing gear drag brace.Mar 31, 2007 · Minor damage

Other reports on N25612 · 1

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

Accident 19760904029459ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tremonton, UTReason for gear retracting undetermined. Pos ind showed down & locked.Sep 4, 1976 · Substantial damage