# Incident 20120119001909I: Beech 76, Tulsa, OK, January 19, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2012, 16:16 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: R.L. Jones J.R Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6045M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6045M-2021-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 135 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120119001909I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N6045M (2)

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

- [Incident 20090526010959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090526010959I), May 26, 2009: Beech 76 (N6045M), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 05/26/2009 aircraft N6045M was conducting touch and goes training at North Perry Airport, after take off and preparing to conduct a touch and go the…
- [Accident 19910724029749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029749A), Jul 24, 1991: Beech 76 (N6045M), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Right landing gear collapsed on landing roll. A frame strut had broken. Service bulletin had not been accomplished.

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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