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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Temple, TX · September 17, 2015

Date: September 17, 2015 · 13:15 local
Place: Temple, TX
Airport: Draughon-Miller Central Texas
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N46VK
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total25 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

N46VKRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1546 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft took off from bergstrom airport austin, Texas. At liftoff nose strut and wheel assembly seperated itself from the aircraft due to nose strut scissor link attach bolt malfunction (came loose or broke off).

Pilot did not realize nose gear had departed the aircraft until touchdown at Temple airport Temple, Texas when aircraft propellers made contact with runway causing damage to both propellers and minor damage to under belly nose area.

No injuries were reported. No post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM BERGSTROM AIRPORT AUSTIN, TEXAS. AT LIFTOFF NOSE STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPERATED ITSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO NOSE STRUT SCISSOR LINK ATTACH BOLT MALFUNCTION (CAME LOOSE OR BROKE OFF).

PILOT DID NOT REALIZE NOSE GEAR HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL TOUCHDOWN AT TEMPLE AIRPORT TEMPLE, TEXAS WHEN AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO UNDER BELLY NOSE AREA.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. NO POST CRASH FIRE.