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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B100 · Fargo, ND · November 26, 2013

Date: November 26, 2013 · 09:19 local
Place: Fargo, ND
Airport: Hector Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N220AA
Reported as: Beech B100
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N220AARegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2016 · Beech B100S/N BE-5 Airframe modelBeech B100

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What happened

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

Pilot retracted landing gear after takeoff and reported it being noticeably quieter than usual. The gear handle "in-transit" light was still illuminated. Pilot cycled the gear then tried to pump them down manually. He received no nose downlock indication. Tower verified nose gear remained down after retraction. Pilot landed and nose gear collapsed after approx 100FT. Aircraft slid approx 600FT more before stopping. Both props struck the runway. Aircraft was inspected on 12/10/2013 and found chain from the gearbox to the forward bulkhead was broken preventing further movement of the nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RETRACTED LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF AND REPORTED IT BEING NOTICEABLY QUIETER THAN USUAL. THE GEAR HANDLE "IN-TRANSIT" LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR THEN TRIED TO PUMP THEM DOWN MANUALLY. HE RECEIVED NO NOSE DOWNLOCK INDICATION. TOWER VERIFIED NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AFTER RETRACTION. PILOT LANDED AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER APPROX 100FT. AIRCRAFT SLID APPROX 600FT MORE BEFORE STOPPING. BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON 12/10/2013 AND FOUND CHAIN FROM THE GEARBOX TO THE FORWARD BULKHEAD WAS BROKEN PREVENTING FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.