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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Santa Rosa, CA · November 2, 2009

Date: November 2, 2009 · 11:02 local
Place: Santa Rosa, CA
Airport: Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma Cou
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25684
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,840 total582 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N25684Registration cancelled Jul 14, 2011 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1604 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot, owner and only occupant of aircraft, was flying for practice of IFR approaches at Santa Rosa (sts) airport. Pilot was cleared by sts tower for IFR approach to runway 32. Pilot intercepted runway 32 ILS at about 12 miles out and proceeded to follow approach plate and onboard aircraft checklist. Pilot notified sts tower he wished to break off ILS to runway 32 and accomplish VFR landing to runway 14. At 4 miles out pilot initiated VFR approach procedures with left down wind to runway 14. Pilot fly left base turning base for short final for VFR approach to runway 14. Upon touch down the nose landing gear collapsed. Interview with the pilot reveals that procedures were follow and checklist was used. Pilot reported having verified the single green indicator light being illuminated during base leg and final. Interview with sts tower controller revealed he saw the landing gear extended, and protruding from the aircraft. Sts tower controller cleared the pliot for VFR landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT, OWNER AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT, WAS FLYING FOR PRACTICE OF IFR APPROACHES AT SANTA ROSA (STS) AIRPORT. PILOT WAS CLEARED BY STS TOWER FOR IFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32. PILOT INTERCEPTED RUNWAY 32 ILS AT ABOUT 12 MILES OUT AND PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW APPROACH PLATE AND ONBOARD AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST. PILOT NOTIFIED STS TOWER HE WISHED TO BREAK OFF ILS TO RUNWAY 32 AND ACCOMPLISH VFR LANDING TO RUNWAY 14. AT 4 MILES OUT PILOT INITIATED VFR APPROACH PROCEDURES WITH LEFT DOWN WIND TO RUNWAY 14. PILOT FLY LEFT BASE TURNING BASE FOR SHORT FINAL FOR VFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALS THAT PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOW AND CHECKLIST WAS USED. PILOT REPORTED HAVING VERIFIED THE SINGLE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED DURING BASE LEG AND FINAL. INTERVIEW WITH STS TOWER CONTROLLER REVEALED HE SAW THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, AND PROTRUDING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. STS TOWER CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PLIOT FOR VFR LANDING.