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FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Melbourne, FL · June 22, 2022

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Date
June 22, 2022 · 20:20 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
9M8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N776PA
Reported as
Beech 76
Reported engine
Lycoming LO-360-A1G6D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,127 total
N776PARegistered now · Beech 76S/N ME-284 · Built 1979Airframe modelBeech 76Engine modelLycoming LO-360-A1G6DReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 22, 2022 N776PA, a 1979 Beechcraft BE-76, s/n ME-284 landed on rwy 6R at the Melbourne International Airport (mlb) with the NLG stuck in the wheel well, damaging the propellers, radome, forward bulkead, forward stringers, skins and nose gear doors. The aircraft was placed on jacks and the left NLG door piano hinge was found to be nearly seized causing the door retraction guide pin to be fouled in the guide, jaming the NLG in the up position. The maintenance crew was counseled, the operator has implemented a special lubrication and inspection process to ensure the door hinges have free movement.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 22, 2022 N776PA, A 1979 BEECHCRAFT BE-76, S/N ME-284 LANDED ON RWY 6R AT THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MLB) WITH THE NLG STUCK IN THE WHEEL WELL, DAMAGING THE PROPELLERS, RADOME, FORWARD BULKEAD, FORWARD STRINGERS, SKINS AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND THE LEFT NLG DOOR PIANO HINGE WAS FOUND TO BE NEARLY SEIZED CAUSING THE DOOR RETRACTION GUIDE PIN TO BE FOULED IN THE GUIDE, JAMING THE NLG IN THE UP POSITION. THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS COUNSELED, THE OPERATOR HAS IMPLEMENTED A SPECIAL LUBRICATION AND INSPECTION PROCESS TO ENSURE THE DOOR HINGES HAVE FREE MOVEMENT.