What happened
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On January 19, 2012 in Tulsa Oklahoma's r.l. Jones airport (rvs) privacy data omitted, pilot certificate no. privacy data omitted Took delivery of aircraft N6045M, a Beech-76 aircraft with serial number ME-184. The aircraft was being leased to air venture flight center of olive branch, ms and pilot privacy data omitted was acting as their representative and PIC. She was accompanied by one of the flight school's students, privacy data omitted. During the pre-lease fight evaluation student privacy data omitted had sole control of the aircraft with pilot hoover as PIC. On take-off climb out the gear up was selected and the nose gear light did not illuminate. The aircraft was maneuvered downwind and the gear was cycled down, then up, with no nose gear indication. Again, the gear was cycled down and indicated two main gear lights green, nose gear and gear in-transit light did not illuminate. The PIC requested rvs tower for a visual check. The tower reported the aircraft gears where down. PIC privacy data omitted reset/adjusted the nose gear light assembly. The nose gear illuminated indicating down and locked. During final transition to land rvs ATC reported the gears were down and the aircraft was cleared to land. Student pilot privacy data omitted landed the aircraft. During the landing role-out phase the nose gear collapsed. The collapsed nose gear caused damage to the underside nose area of the aircraft and the left/right propellers struck the ground damaging each props tip. No injuries to the PIC or the student pilot. No direct evidence supports a lack of §61 airman competency or no direct/absolute findings concerning operational error of this aircraft and no FAR violations are related to the operation of this aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 19, 2012 IN TULSA OKLAHOMA'S R.L. JONES AIRPORT (RVS) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK DELIVERY OF AIRCRAFT N6045M, A BEECH-76 AIRCRAFT WITH SERIAL NUMBER ME-184. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING LEASED TO AIR VENTURE FLIGHT CENTER OF OLIVE BRANCH, MS AND PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AND PIC. SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ONE OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL'S STUDENTS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DURING THE PRE-LEASE FIGHT EVALUATION STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD SOLE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH PILOT HOOVER AS PIC. ON TAKE-OFF CLIMB OUT THE GEAR UP WAS SELECTED AND THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERED DOWNWIND AND THE GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN, THEN UP, WITH NO NOSE GEAR INDICATION. AGAIN, THE GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN AND INDICATED TWO MAIN GEAR LIGHTS GREEN, NOSE GEAR AND GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PIC REQUESTED RVS TOWER FOR A VISUAL CHECK. THE TOWER REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT GEARS WHERE DOWN. PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESET/ADJUSTED THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE NOSE GEAR ILLUMINATED INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING FINAL TRANSITION TO LAND RVS ATC REPORTED THE GEARS WERE DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND.STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE LANDING ROLE-OUT PHASE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT/RIGHT PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING EACH PROPS TIP.NO INJURIES TO THE PIC OR THE STUDENT PILOT.NO DIRECT EVIDENCE SUPPORTS A LACK OF §61 AIRMAN COMPETENCY OR NO DIRECT/ABSOLUTE FINDINGS CONCERNING OPERATIONAL ERROR OF THIS AIRCRAFT AND NO FAR VIOLATIONS ARE RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THIS AIRCRAFT.
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