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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Gustine, CA · September 16, 2008

Date: September 16, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place: Gustine, CA
Airport: Gustine
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7774T
Reported as: Beech 76
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,450 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N7774TRegistered now · Beech 76S/N ME-191 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On sept 16, 2008 a BE-76 N7774T, with three people on board, one a trainee and one the instructor, were practicing touch and go landings at Gustine, CA (3O1) airport. On the 3rd landing, the instructor made the statement that he "...had to remind the student to check that the gear was down while on the downwind...then upon rollout I reminded the student that he forgot to bring the flaps up since we were practicing short-field landings". The instructor said he brought up the flaps, then noticed that the nose of the aircraft descended below normal position. He tried to "go-around" however by that time the propellers had struck the pavement, and the aircraft skidded to a stop. An eye witness verified that the aircraft did a landing roll of 300 to 400 feet before the nose gear collapsed. Weather was not a factor, no injuries, no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPT 16, 2008 A BE-76 N7774T, WITH THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD, ONE A TRAINEE AND ONE THE INSTRUCTOR, WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT GUSTINE, CA (3O1) AIRPORT. ON THE 3RD LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR MADE THE STATEMENT THAT HE "...HAD TO REMIND THE STUDENT TO CHECK THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND...THEN UPON ROLLOUT I REMINDED THE STUDENT THAT HE FORGOT TO BRING THE FLAPS UP SINCE WE WERE PRACTICING SHORT-FIELD LANDINGS". THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE BROUGHT UP THE FLAPS, THEN NOTICED THAT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW NORMAL POSITION. HE TRIED TO "GO-AROUND" HOWEVER BY THAT TIME THE PROPELLERS HAD STRUCK THE PAVEMENT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. AN EYE WITNESS VERIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID A LANDING ROLL OF 300 TO 400 FEET BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, NO INJURIES, NO FIRE.