What happened
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Statement of events of 13 December 2016
N58JT, Beech baron 58P
During flight from manassas, VA (hef) to Hilton Head, SC (hxd), after being cleared to land on runway 21 at hxd, I lowered the landing gear and verified three green lights indicating the gear was down and locked. My passenger in the right seat, my mechanic, also confirmed three green lights. I then selected approach flaps, and upon entering short final approach, selected full flaps and again verified three green lights indicating the gear was down and locked. Upon selecting full flaps, there was no gear warning horn sounding. On short final, I again verified gear down flaps full, props and mixture full forward, reduced power to idle, and proceeded to land. Again, there was no gear warning horn.
The landing was very normal, but during rollout, when the nose lowered and the nose gear contacted the runway, the nose gear collapsed, resulting in both props striking the ground. At this point, the gear warning horn sounded indicating the gear was not extended.
The Hilton Head Airport fire chief witnessed the approach and landing. He said the touchdown looked very normal, right at the touchdown markers, saw the rollout and then saw the nose collapse. He went and measured from the point the mains touched down to the nose touchdown as 215 feet.
As the FAA filed it
STATEMENT OF EVENTS OF 13 DECEMBER 2016
N58JT, BEECH BARON 58P
DURING FLIGHT FROM MANASSAS, VA (HEF) TO HILTON HEAD, SC (HXD), AFTER BEING CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT HXD, I LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND VERIFIED THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. MY PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT, MY MECHANIC, ALSO CONFIRMED THREE GREEN LIGHTS. I THEN SELECTED APPROACH FLAPS, AND UPON ENTERING SHORT FINAL APPROACH, SELECTED FULL FLAPS AND AGAIN VERIFIED THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON SELECTING FULL FLAPS, THERE WAS NO GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDING. ON SHORT FINAL, I AGAIN VERIFIED GEAR DOWN FLAPS FULL, PROPS AND MIXTURE FULL FORWARD, REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO GEAR WARNING HORN.
THE LANDING WAS VERY NORMAL, BUT DURING ROLLOUT, WHEN THE NOSE LOWERED AND THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN BOTH PROPS STRIKING THE GROUND. AT THIS POINT, THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED INDICATING THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED.
THE HILTON HEAD AIRPORT FIRE CHIEF WITNESSED THE APPROACH AND LANDING. HE SAID THE TOUCHDOWN LOOKED VERY NORMAL, RIGHT AT THE TOUCHDOWN MARKERS, SAW THE ROLLOUT AND THEN SAW THE NOSE COLLAPSE. HE WENT AND MEASURED FROM THE POINT THE MAINS TOUCHED DOWN TO THE NOSE TOUCHDOWN AS 215 FEET.
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