What happened
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11/23/2015 The Albany flight standards district office (FSDO) investigated an accident at Albany international airport (alb). The accident was reported to aea roc at 13:05 on 11/22/2015.
A Beechcraft 95-B55 serial number TC-1805 registration number N600VP landed at alb from a flight originating from kisp NY. Upon landing the aircraft nose landing gear failed causing both left and right engine propeller's to make contact with the runway surface. The pilot reported no mechanical difficulties or indications prior to touch down. After touch down the pilot reported a slight vibration and then both propellers contacting the runway surface. No reported injuries to pilot or single passenger.
The aircraft suffered major damage to the following : both left and right engine propellers, the nose landing gear, both nose gear doors, nose cone and fuselage structural members forward of nose gear.
The aircraft fuselage shows signs of major structural damage in the following areas: lower corner of cabin door, the left side above aft wing attachment fitting and left nose just forward of windshield.
The nose landing gear fork assembly separated from the nose gear assembly in two pieces.
12/07/2015 The Albany FSDO sent the nose gear fork to the NTSB testing laboratory per NTSB iic request.
12/10/2015 The Albany FSDO received a report back from the NTSB laboratory listing the nose gear fork tested had sustained gross plastic deformation and had fractured into two parts. The fracture surface was consistent with overstress. No evidence of any preexisting conditions that may have contributed to the failure were observed.
12/31/2015 Reviewed aircraft maintenance records found no areas of 14CFR non conformities.
As the FAA filed it
11/23/2015 THE ALBANY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ALB). THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO AEA ROC AT 13:05 ON 11/22/2015.
A BEECHCRAFT 95-B55 SERIAL NUMBER TC-1805 REGISTRATION NUMBER N600VP LANDED AT ALB FROM A FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM KISP NY. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED CAUSING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER'S TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES OR INDICATIONS PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT REPORTED A SLIGHT VIBRATION AND THEN BOTH PROPELLERS CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. NO REPORTED INJURIES TO PILOT OR SINGLE PASSENGER.
THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING : BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLERS, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS, NOSE CONE AND FUSELAGE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS FORWARD OF NOSE GEAR.
THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SHOWS SIGNS OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LOWER CORNER OF CABIN DOOR, THE LEFT SIDE ABOVE AFT WING ATTACHMENT FITTING AND LEFT NOSE JUST FORWARD OF WINDSHIELD.
THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY IN TWO PIECES.
12/07/2015 THE ALBANY FSDO SENT THE NOSE GEAR FORK TO THE NTSB TESTING LABORATORY PER NTSB IIC REQUEST.
12/10/2015 THE ALBANY FSDO RECEIVED A REPORT BACK FROM THE NTSB LABORATORY LISTING THE NOSE GEAR FORK TESTED HAD SUSTAINED GROSS PLASTIC DEFORMATION AND HAD FRACTURED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FRACTURE SURFACE WAS CONSISTENT WITH OVERSTRESS. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREEXISTING CONDITIONS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE WERE OBSERVED.
12/31/2015 REVIEWED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOUND NO AREAS OF 14CFR NON CONFORMITIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.