# Incident 20240413004719I: Beech 76, Zephyrhills, FL, April 13, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2024, 15:47 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZEPHYRHILLS MUNI (ZPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17AT-2025-05-12) (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
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240413004719I

## Narrative

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

ON 04/13/2024, 1547 EDT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECH BE-76, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 5 AT ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FL (ZPH). THE PIC WAS ON A PERSONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL-PRACTICAL EXAMINATION (CHECK RIDE) FLIGHT WITH A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER (DPE) IN THE CO-PILOT’S SEAT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND AIRCRAFT SAFELY CAME TO A STOP ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC AND THE DPE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

IN REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE SURROUNDING THIS INCIDENT, THE PIC WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PIC REPORTED THAT HE COMPLETED THE RUNUP CHECKLIST, AS WELL AS THE BEFORE TAKE-OFF CHECKLIST WITHOUT ISSUE, AND THAT ALL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CHECKS WERE COMPLETED TO STANDARDS, INCLUDING THE LANDING GEAR INDICATING “THREE GREEN” (DOWN AND LOCKED). THE PIC STATED AFTER COMPLETING THE DEPARTURE BRIEFING, THE DPE REQUESTED HE PERFORM A SHORT-FIELD TAKEOFF. DURING ROLLOUT, THE DPE SIMULATED A SINGLE ENGINE FAILURE ON THE GROUND AS PART OF THE AIRMAN CERTIFICATION STANDARDS PROCEDURES. THE PIC STATED THAT DURING THE SIMULATION HE IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, AND WE CAME TO A FULL STOP WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER THE SINGLE ENGINE FAILURE SIMULATION, HE ONCE AGAIN ALIGNED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF. WHILE ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, AT JUST ABOUT THE 1,000-FOOT MARKERS OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE DPE’S STATEMENT AGREED WITH THE PIC’S STATEMENT.

## Other reports on N17AT (2)

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

- [Incident 20080316012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080316012019I), Mar 16, 2008: Beech 76 (N17AT), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. (-23) During approach phase of flight, nose landing gear assembly would not extend. Pilot in command (PIC) accomplished fly-by of kfft airport in frankfort KY,…
- [Incident 19951026040699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951026040699I), Oct 26, 1995: Beech 76 (N17AT), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 26, 1995, at approximately 1146 PDT, N17AT, a Beechcraft BE-76, executed a gear up landing at Palomar airport, Carlsbad, California.…

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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