# Incident 20120329003959I: Beech A45, Ft Pierce, FL, March 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,256 total, 285 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120329003959I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 10 R, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER NORMAL TOUCH DOWN. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RETRACT ARM ROD END HAD SEPARATED AND FAILED TO LOCK NOSE GEAR.

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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