What happened
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NTSB accident no.: n/a atqa: ASO1925018 sas ptrs no.: SO19202504541 task id:T-SO19-FY25-0294 registration: privacy data omittedmake: Beech model: A36 serial number: E-1752 when:
At approximately 1258L on February 9, 2025, Beechcraft bonanza privacy data omittedwas landing on runway 9 when the nose landing gear separated where the hydraulic piston meets the nose gear body. At this time, the airport was closed. (Ops 7) was notified by ATC via phone call of the incident and was dispatched to the airport. At 1323L, FSDO inspector released the aircraft for recovery. At 1332L runway 13/31 was inspected and reopened by ops 7. The aircraft arrived from stella maris airport (myls) in the Bahamas with 3 souls and 55 gallons of fuel remaining. There was no hazmat onboard and there were no injuries. The aircraft is based at palm beach county park/lantana airport (lna). The aircraft arrived at fxe due to a presidential TFR surrounding their home airport. The aircraft touched down near the 1000FT aiming point for runway 9. The retaining pin for the nose gear was located near the taxiway A4 intersection, the nose gear assembly was located near the taxiway b intersection, and the aircraft came to a stop between runway 13/31 and taxiway g on full-strength runway pavement, east of the runway 13/31 rsa. The aircraft did not slide along its belly, but all 3 propeller blades were damaged. There was no damage to fxe infrastructure other than surface level scraping on the runway pavement. At 1414L, runway 9/27 was inspected and reopened by ops 7. privacy data omittedRelocated the aircraft from the incident site to a tie-down spot on the E7 ramp.
Statement from pilot:
I was cleared to land at fxe and set the plane down gently on the center line allowing to roll to other end and stay on the center line I we were headed to customs and at about 50 - 100 yards
The plane started shaking which I thought was a flat tire so I lifted the nose to help the flat and then the plane felt like it settled down to the nose and started
Making scaping sound so I shut power and ignition and eventually used the break to try to get off the runway but didn’t make it off the runway. We stayed in the
Plane until the security came to the plane and told us we lost the gear it wasn’t a flat they collected the pcs which we have all but 1 torsion bar'' which I think
Security has and followed up with mechanic for ideas what happen and she thinks upper arm broke mount I also informed insurance and he said he would
Discuss repairs with premier and have them call me the plane is at privacy data omittedslot #10 at training
3 Souls on board xxxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxx and I let me know what else you need
Obtained pictures from event and identified missing item. Lower retaining pin clevis, p/n MS20392-1C25.
As the FAA filed it
NTSB ACCIDENT NO.: N/A ATQA: ASO1925018 SAS PTRS NO.: SO19202504541 TASK ID:T-SO19-FY25-0294 REGISTRATION: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MAKE: BEECH MODEL: A36 SERIAL NUMBER: E-1752 WHEN:
AT APPROXIMATELY 1258L ON FEBRUARY 9, 2025, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED WHERE THE HYDRAULIC PISTON MEETS THE NOSE GEAR BODY. AT THIS TIME, THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED. (OPS 7) WAS NOTIFIED BY ATC VIA PHONE CALL OF THE INCIDENT AND WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRPORT. AT 1323L, FSDO INSPECTOR RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR RECOVERY. AT 1332L RUNWAY 13/31 WAS INSPECTED AND REOPENED BY OPS 7. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FROM STELLA MARIS AIRPORT (MYLS) IN THE BAHAMAS WITH 3 SOULS AND 55 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. THERE WAS NO HAZMAT ONBOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED AT PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK/LANTANA AIRPORT (LNA). THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT FXE DUE TO A PRESIDENTIAL TFR SURROUNDING THEIR HOME AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE 1000FT AIMING POINT FOR RUNWAY 9. THE RETAINING PIN FOR THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TAXIWAY A4 INTERSECTION, THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TAXIWAY B INTERSECTION, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP BETWEEN RUNWAY 13/31 AND TAXIWAY G ON FULL-STRENGTH RUNWAY PAVEMENT, EAST OF THE RUNWAY 13/31 RSA. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLIDE ALONG ITS BELLY, BUT ALL 3 PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO FXE INFRASTRUCTURE OTHER THAN SURFACE LEVEL SCRAPING ON THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. AT 1414L, RUNWAY 9/27 WAS INSPECTED AND REOPENED BY OPS 7. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^RELOCATED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE INCIDENT SITE TO A TIE-DOWN SPOT ON THE E7 RAMP.
STATEMENT FROM PILOT:
I WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT FXE AND SET THE PLANE DOWN GENTLY ON THE CENTER LINE ALLOWING TO ROLL TO OTHER END AND STAY ON THE CENTER LINE I WE WERE HEADED TO CUSTOMS AND AT ABOUT 50 - 100 YARDS
THE PLANE STARTED SHAKING WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A FLAT TIRE SO I LIFTED THE NOSE TO HELP THE FLAT AND THEN THE PLANE FELT LIKE IT SETTLED DOWN TO THE NOSE AND STARTED
MAKING SCAPING SOUND SO I SHUT POWER AND IGNITION AND EVENTUALLY USED THE BREAK TO TRY TO GET OFF THE RUNWAY BUT DIDN’T MAKE IT OFF THE RUNWAY. WE STAYED IN THE
PLANE UNTIL THE SECURITY CAME TO THE PLANE AND TOLD US WE LOST THE GEAR IT WASN’T A FLAT THEY COLLECTED THE PCS WHICH WE HAVE ALL BUT 1 TORSION BAR'' WHICH I THINK
SECURITY HAS AND FOLLOWED UP WITH MECHANIC FOR IDEAS WHAT HAPPEN AND SHE THINKS UPPER ARM BROKE MOUNT I ALSO INFORMED INSURANCE AND HE SAID HE WOULD
DISCUSS REPAIRS WITH PREMIER AND HAVE THEM CALL ME THE PLANE IS AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SLOT #10 AT TRAINING
3 SOULS ON BOARD XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX AND I LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU NEED
OBTAINED PICTURES FROM EVENT AND IDENTIFIED MISSING ITEM. LOWER RETAINING PIN CLEVIS, P/N MS20392-1C25.