20191031017219I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Junction City, KS · October 31, 2019

Date
October 31, 2019 · 10:00 local
Place
Junction City, KS
Airport
Freeman Field Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N228PL
Reported as
Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
917 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was enroute from Colorado springs, CO, to Junction City, KS, (3JC). On final approach to 3JC rwy 36, the pilot reported selecting the gear down, and the green gear down and locked light illuminated to indicate all three gear was down and locked. Upon touchdown, the aircraft nose came down striking the runway. The aircraft came to rest on the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, TO JUNCTION CITY, KS, (3JC). ON FINAL APPROACH TO 3JC RWY 36, THE PILOT REPORTED SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN, AND THE GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE ALL THREE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE CAME DOWN STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.