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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D95A · Murray, KY · July 14, 2026

Date: July 14, 2026 · 10:04 local
Place: Murray, KY
Airport: Kyle-Oakley Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N95HJ
Reported as: Beech D95A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,654 total

N95HJRegistered now · Beech D95AS/N TD-615 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech D95A Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot selected landing gear down, a loud bang was heard. A green landing gear indicator light followed indicating the gear motor was on the "down" limit switch. However, in the mirrors on engine nacelles, both pilots observed nose landing gear was only partially extended and swinging freely, indicating the nose gear was not down and locked. Pilot contacted airport pesonnel and planned to fly the RNAV 05 to confirm his suspecision. Completing this approach it was confirmed the nose gear was partially extended while the main gear were down and locked. Pilot was decided to land with the main gear down and allowing the nose gear to settle as softly as possible. The aircraft sustained minor damage. No injuries noted and no damage to property or post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. A GREEN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT FOLLOWED INDICATING THE GEAR MOTOR WAS ON THE "DOWN" LIMIT SWITCH. HOWEVER, IN THE MIRRORS ON ENGINE NACELLES, BOTH PILOTS OBSERVED NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND SWINGING FREELY, INDICATING THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT CONTACTED AIRPORT PESONNEL AND PLANNED TO FLY THE RNAV 05 TO CONFIRM HIS SUSPECISION. COMPLETING THIS APPROACH IT WAS CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED WHILE THE MAIN GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT WAS DECIDED TO LAND WITH THE MAIN GEAR DOWN AND ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO SETTLE AS SOFTLY AS POSSIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES NOTED AND NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR POST CRASH FIRE.