# Incident 20210822013899I: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, Rochester, MN, August 22, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2021, 12:54 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCHESTER INTL (RST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9083&lon=-92.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (registry code 8680695, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210822013899I

## Narrative

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

08-22-2021 N711RP SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL KRST.

WHILE PREPARING TO LAND IN EAU CLAIRE WI KEAU WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED ONLY THE MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCKED LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. TOWER WAS INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE GEAR INDICATION ISSUE, TOWER SUGGESTED HOLDING AT THE VOR TO TROUBLESHOOT THE SITUATION. THE CO-PILOT IN THE AIRCRAFT (ALSO A CFI) OPENED THE POH AND STARTED WORKING THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR A NOSE WHEEL NOT SHOWING EXTENDED.  AFTER BEING UNABLE TO GET A DOWN LOCK INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KRST.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO KRST.  AT KRST THE GEAR WAS AGAIN PUT DOWN WITH THE SAME RESULTS, 2 MAIN DOWN LOCKED GREEN LIGHTS AND NO NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK INDICATION.  AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AS THEY WORKED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AGAIN. THE RST TOWER CONTROLLER TOLD THE PILOT THAT HE OBSERVED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN DURING A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER. THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH A LANDING ON RUNWAY 13, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N711RP (2)

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

- [Incident 20200417002709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200417002709I), Apr 17, 2020: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (N711RP), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. First flight after an extended maintenance evolution the pilot was coming into land on runway 22 at Punta Gorda, Florida and neglected to lower the landing…
- [Incident 20070121001759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070121001759I), Jan 21, 2007: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N711RP), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On January 21, 2007 at 2100 PST, Socata TB20 a/c, N711RP, s/n: 1081 landed at toa rwy 29R with the landing gear up. This flight was from bermuda dunes,…

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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