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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B-60 · Jekyll Island, GA · September 29, 2008

Date: September 29, 2008 · 21:15 local
Place: Jekyll Island, GA
Airport: Jekyll Island
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N445CA
Reported as: Beech B60
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO541*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N445CARegistration cancelled May 16, 2013 · Beech B-60S/N P-411 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech B-60 Engine modelContinental TIO-541 SERIEReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon landing at Jekyll Island, aircraft immediately veered to the left shoulder of the runway. After approximately 500’, aircraft turned right to rejoin runway causing the nose landing gear to collapse. The aircraft continued in a skid causing damage to the nose landing gear doors, nose gear, wheel well, skin removal from forward of the nose landing gear doors to lower radome and damage to both engine/propellers. The overall touch-down-stop-distance was approximately 1300’.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING AT JEKYLL ISLAND, AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 500’, AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT TO REJOIN RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A SKID CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, NOSE GEAR, WHEEL WELL, SKIN REMOVAL FROM FORWARD OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS TO LOWER RADOME AND DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINE/PROPELLERS. THE OVERALL TOUCH-DOWN-STOP-DISTANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1300’.