# Incident 20180626008639I: Beech A45, Beverly, MA, June 26, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2018, 18:00 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5567° N, 70.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beverly, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5567&lon=-70.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180626008639I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN DEPARTED AROUND 1700 FOR A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. AFTER AN HOUR OF FLYING, ON THE FIRST LANDING DURING ROLL OUT, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED WHILE THE AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF RUNWAY 16.

THE NOSE WHEEL DID NOT COLLAPSE IN THE CONVENTIONAL SENSE. THE METAL ARM THAT CONNECTS THE WHEEL HUB TO THE FRAME OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS BENT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE.

THE AIRMAN MADE NO MENTION OF A HARD LANDING. HOWEVER, MULTIPLE EYE WITNESS STATEMENTS INCLUDING ONE FROM BEVERLY TOWER DESCRIBE N36AE AS LANDING HARD. ACCORDING TO BEVERLY TOWER, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED MULTIPLE TIMES DOWN THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.

THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS PULLED APART TO SEE IF ANY CORROSION OR METAL FATIGUE WERE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE ASSEMBLY TO COLLAPSE. NEITHER CONDITION EXISTED IN THE ASSEMBLY. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSE OCCURED DUE TO THE HARD LANDING ALONE.

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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