# Incident 20190721012309I: Beech 76, Butler, PA, July 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2019, 13:37 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2009X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2009X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190721012309I

## Narrative

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

SUNDAY, JULY 21. 2019, THE PILOT AND STUDENT SCHEDULED A MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT IN A BEECH BE-76 DUCHESS.  DURING THE LESSON THE LANDING GEAR WORKED PROPERLY, AFTER COMPLETING THE LESSON, THEY RETURNED TO BTP.  WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION THE MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN BUT NOT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.  THEY CHECKED THE INDICATOR, CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE MIRROR ON THE RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE.  NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS CONFIRMED IN THE UP POSITION.  THEY NOTIFIED CTAF AND RETURNED TO THE PRACTICE AREA.

THE PIC AND STUDENT USED THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM.  WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING FAILED, THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED CYCLING THE GEAR IN ZERO-G.  STAYING IN THE PRACTICE AREA FOR TWO HOURS BURNING OFF FUEL, THEN NOTIFIED THE SCHOOL, AIRPORT MANAGER AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.  WHEN NOTIFIED THE RESPONDERS WERE IN POSITION THEY RETURNED TO BTP.  THE PIC DID A FLY-BY TO VERIFY THE DOORS WERE CLOSED BY MAINTENANCE.  A FIRM TOUCHDOWN WAS PERFORMED FOLLOWED BY A GO AROUND, NLG DOORS REMAINED CLOSED.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS THEN EXECUTED WITH NO INJURIES.

DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE NLG, THE TUBE ASSEMBLY THAT ACTUATES THE GEAR DOORS WAS FOUND TO BE POSITIONED TOO FAR BACK. THE LINK ASSEMBLY HAD OVER TRAVELED PAST CENTERLINE BACKWARDS CAUSING THE NLG DOORS TO LOCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION.  THE LINK ASSEMBLY OVER TRAVELED FAR ENOUGH TO BEND AND SPLIT THE SHEET METAL L-BRACKET STRUCTURE BEHIND IT.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRFRAME LOGBOOK SHOWED PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR NOT PROPERLY DEPLOYING IN FLIGHT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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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