# Incident 20170120005469I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Nashua, NH, January 20, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Airport: Boire Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7824° N, 71.5141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOIRE FLD (ASH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7824&lon=-71.5141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3070W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3070W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170120005469I

## Narrative

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

AT NASHUA, NH (ASH) AIRPORT ON 1/20/2017 AT ABOUT 12:00, N3070W WITH A PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER COMPLETED THE PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKLIST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE NOTED THAT HE HAD 3 GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND AFTER DEPARTURE RETRACTED THE GEAR. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND THEN RETURNED TO ASH FOR LANDING.  WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING, HE DID NOT GET ANY GREEN DOWN LOCK LANDING GEAR INDICATORS. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR 2 MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE PILOT CONTACTED ASH TOWER ADVISING THEM OF THE GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED THE MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE GEAR, WHICH HE STATED THE MANUAL EXTENSION SEEMED VERY STIFF. STILL THE PILOT HAD NO GREEN DOWN LOCK LANDING GEAR INDICATORS. THE PILOT CONTACTED ASH TOWER AND REQUESTED A LOW FLYBY AND A VISUAL CHECK OF THE GEAR. THE TOWER STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, BUT THE INNER GEAR DOORS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE PILOT THEN REQUESTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT GRADUALLY TOUCHED DOWN THE MAIN GEAR, AND THEN THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE FOLDING BACKWARDS. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND CLIMBED OUT INTO THE PATTERN.  THE ASH TOWER THEN CALLED FOR THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO BE OUT BY THE RUNWAY STANDING BY. THE PILOT CAME IN FOR THE LANDING AND SET THE MAIN GEAR DOWN, THEN KEPT THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE GROUND AS LONG AS HE COULD. THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED BACK AND THEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLERS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 370FT AND THEN CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURY.

## Other reports on N3070W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950718021089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718021089A), Jul 18, 1995: Beech 95B55 (N3070W), Delavan, WI, Substantial damage. Hard landing resulted in bounce porpoise and separating nose gear. Only five hours in type. (-23) see narrative #CHI95LA254

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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