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FAA incident report · Beech 45 · Hayden, ID · May 21, 2017

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Date
May 21, 2017 · 16:35 local
Place
Hayden, ID
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N55GF
Reported as
Beech 45
Reported engine
Continental IO-470-N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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On may, 21 2017 a BE-45 performed an emergency landing at coeur d?alene (kcoe) airport due to the nose landing gear being stuck in the nose gear well.

The incident began during the departure from johnson creek (K3U2). Johnson creek is a remote airfield without services. The pilot retracted the landing gear and a ?bang? Was heard and the gear indicating system showed a problem with the nose gear due to the main gear indicating up and locked with no indication for the nose gear. The pilot declared an emergency and continued to kcoe due that airport having services and emergency equipment.

Once in kcoe?s airspace the pilot performed several low approaches while in communication with ground personnel to determine the position of the nose gear. After several low approaches it was determined that the nose gear wasn?t down and locked. The pilot subsuquinley performed an emergency landing.

During the subsequent examination it was determined the nose gear had failed due to the nose gear being retracted with the strut collapsed. It can?t be determined if the strut failed during the last landing or during the last take off before the incident began. During the examination of the nose strut the strut cap and retaining device were missing and couldn?t be located at this time. It can?t be determined why the strut failed at this time.

No injuries were sustained by the pilot.

This report may be amended at a later date.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY, 21 2017 A BE-45 PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT COEUR D?ALENE (KCOE) AIRPORT DUE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BEING STUCK IN THE NOSE GEAR WELL.

THE INCIDENT BEGAN DURING THE DEPARTURE FROM JOHNSON CREEK (K3U2). JOHNSON CREEK IS A REMOTE AIRFIELD WITHOUT SERVICES. THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND A ?BANG? WAS HEARD AND THE GEAR INDICATING SYSTEM SHOWED A PROBLEM WITH THE NOSE GEAR DUE TO THE MAIN GEAR INDICATING UP AND LOCKED WITH NO INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED TO KCOE DUE THAT AIRPORT HAVING SERVICES AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT.

ONCE IN KCOE?S AIRSPACE THE PILOT PERFORMED SEVERAL LOW APPROACHES WHILE IN COMMUNICATION WITH GROUND PERSONNEL TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF THE NOSE GEAR. AFTER SEVERAL LOW APPROACHES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WASN?T DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT SUBSUQUINLEY PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

DURING THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE NOSE GEAR HAD FAILED DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR BEING RETRACTED WITH THE STRUT COLLAPSED. IT CAN?T BE DETERMINED IF THE STRUT FAILED DURING THE LAST LANDING OR DURING THE LAST TAKE OFF BEFORE THE INCIDENT BEGAN. DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE STRUT THE STRUT CAP AND RETAINING DEVICE WERE MISSING AND COULDN?T BE LOCATED AT THIS TIME. IT CAN?T BE DETERMINED WHY THE STRUT FAILED AT THIS TIME.

NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE.