# NTSB CEN15WA075: Beech 76, Cambridge, United Kingdom, November 9, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 9, 2014, 13:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place: Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Coordinates: 52.205001, 0.174999 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=52.2050&lon=0.1750&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Air Accidents Investigation Branch, Textron Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90483/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA075

## Factual narrative

On November 9, 2014, at 1340 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Beech model 76 airplane, United Kingdom registration G-GCCL, serial number ME-322, was substantially damaged during an emergency landing after experiencing a mechanical failure of the nose landing gear extension system at the Cambridge International Airport (EGSC), Cambridge, United Kingdom. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight had originally departed Peterborough Conington Airport (EGSF) at an unconfirmed time. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom Government. Further information may be obtained from: Department for Transport Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 376999 E-mail: investigations@aaib.gov.uk Webpage: http://www.aaib.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-GCCL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: ME-322
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1G6D 180 horsepower reciprocating; LYCOMING O-360-A1G6D 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Aerolease Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: EGSF, Peterborough
- Destination: EGSC, Cambridge
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: EGSC, Cambridge International, runway 5/23, 6,447 × 151 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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