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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Daytona Beach, FL · September 9, 2008

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Date
September 9, 2008 · 09:00 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Daytona Beach International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N90WM
Reported as
Beech F33A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
540 total345 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N90WMRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2014 · Beech F33AS/N CE-1439 · Built 1990Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine 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.

The pilot landed with the nose gear still in the wheel well. Upon investigation it was found that a broken piece of the tow bar was in the hollow part of the axle. In flight it had move outside of the axle and was lodged in the gear control arm which did not let the nose gear come down. During the extension phase the nose gear control arm broke. The nose landing gear was still hung up in the wheel well after the control arm broke.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR STILL IN THE WHEEL WELL. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT A BROKEN PIECE OF THE TOW BAR WAS IN THE HOLLOW PART OF THE AXLE. IN FLIGHT IT HAD MOVE OUTSIDE OF THE AXLE AND WAS LODGED IN THE GEAR CONTROL ARM WHICH DID NOT LET THE NOSE GEAR COME DOWN. DURING THE EXTENSION PHASE THE NOSE GEAR CONTROL ARM BROKE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL HUNG UP IN THE WHEEL WELL AFTER THE CONTROL ARM BROKE.