# Incident 20091210052329I: Beech 58, Lexington, KY, December 10, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2009, 12:07 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Lexington Bluegrass
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OQOA
- Location: 38.0364° N, 84.6058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0364&lon=-84.6058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391MC-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,300 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10IA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10IA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091210052329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON DECEMBER 10, 2009 N391MC WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91 FOR EBC CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LEXINGTON, KY(LEX) AND VARIOUS APPROACHES WERE FLOWN TO LOCAL AIRPORTS WITHOUT LANDING.  UPON RETURN TO LEX A PRACTICE MISSED APPROACH WAS INITIATED AND THE TOWER ADVISED THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECT.  THE PILOTS STATED IN THEIR STATEMENTS THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND THREE GREEN GEAR SAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.  UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS, THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR CUSTOMARY TO THE EVENT.  NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED.  THERE WAS NO POST INCIDENT FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10IA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10IA095), Dec 10, 2009: Beech 58 (N391MC), Lexington, KY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The overstress failure of the nose landing gear aft drag brace.

## Other reports on N391MC (1)

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

- [Incident 19840607029409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840607029409I), Jun 7, 1984: Beech 58 (N391MC), Dublin, VA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Blames distraction by passenger and radio. Reports gear horn did not sound.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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