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FAA incident report · Beech 65 · Detroit, MI · July 16, 2010

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Date
July 16, 2010 · 21:00 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Coleman A. Young
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9546Q
Reported as
Beech 65
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-720-A1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N9546QRegistered now · Beech 65S/N LC-231 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech 65Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Upon departure from uni the PIC got an unsafe NLG light; he checked for bulb operation, ops normal. During climb he cycled the gear; did not get a down and locked indication, nor was there a gear up & locked for NLG during the cycling process. PIC checked the mirror to see if the gear was up & locked; was not able to determine. The PIC noted the aircraft was slower then normal by 20K. PIC requested to perform a fly by with enroute ATC; enroute ATC passed info off to ATC det tower. Upon clearance with det tower; performed a flyby with gear up. Det tower indicated NLG was not up and locked; drooping aft. A second flyby was accomplished with gear in the "down" position; did not appear that the NLG gear was down and locked. PIC flew to the north east to burn off fuel and get CFR ready for arrival. Upon return to det with CFR standing by; performed landing, holding NLG off the runway as long as possible. Upon nose gear touch down, NLG did not hold the aircraft, NLG collapsed, damaging NLG doors, radome and propeller blade tips. Upon jacking the aircraft on the runway, pulled NLG fwd and got it to lock in place. Aircraft was towed off the runway. Upon visual check of the aircraft found that the NLG retract/extend actuator rod end had separated from the piston. Video news clip at the following site: http://www. Clickondetroit.COM/video/24300888/index. Html

As the FAA filed it

UPON DEPARTURE FROM UNI THE PIC GOT AN UNSAFE NLG LIGHT; HE CHECKED FOR BULB OPERATION, OPS NORMAL. DURING CLIMB HE CYCLED THE GEAR; DID NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, NOR WAS THERE A GEAR UP & LOCKED FOR NLG DURING THE CYCLING PROCESS. PIC CHECKED THE MIRROR TO SEE IF THE GEAR WAS UP & LOCKED; WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE. THE PIC NOTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWER THEN NORMAL BY 20K. PIC REQUESTED TO PERFORM A FLY BY WITH ENROUTE ATC; ENROUTE ATC PASSED INFO OFF TO ATC DET TOWER. UPON CLEARANCE WITH DET TOWER; PERFORMED A FLYBY WITH GEAR UP. DET TOWER INDICATED NLG WAS NOT UP AND LOCKED; DROOPING AFT. A SECOND FLYBY WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH GEAR IN THE "DOWN" POSITION; DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE NLG GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. PIC FLEW TO THE NORTH EAST TO BURN OFF FUEL AND GET CFR READY FOR ARRIVAL. UPON RETURN TO DET WITH CFR STANDING BY; PERFORMED LANDING, HOLDING NLG OFF THE RUNWAY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. UPON NOSE GEAR TOUCH DOWN, NLG DID NOT HOLD THE AIRCRAFT, NLG COLLAPSED, DAMAGING NLG DOORS, RADOME AND PROPELLER BLADE TIPS. UPON JACKING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY, PULLED NLG FWD AND GOT IT TO LOCK IN PLACE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. UPON VISUAL CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THE NLG RETRACT/EXTEND ACTUATOR ROD END HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PISTON. VIDEO NEWS CLIP AT THE FOLLOWING SITE: HTTP://WWW.CLICKONDETROIT.COM/VIDEO/24300888/INDEX.HTML