GENERAL INFORMATION
Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
Report Number |
20180317002889I |
Local Date |
17-MAR-18 |
City |
ASHEVILLE |
State |
NC |
Airport Name |
ASHEVILLE RGNL |
Event Type |
INCIDENT |
Mid Air Collision |
NOT A MIDAIR |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
Aircraft Damage |
MINOR |
Aircraft Make |
BEECH |
Aircraft Model |
55 |
Aircraft Series |
95B55 |
Airframe Hrs |
1372 |
Type of Operation |
GENERAL OPERATING RULES |
Registration Nbr |
21KF |
Total Aboard |
2 |
Fatalities |
0 |
Injuries |
0 |
Engine Make |
CONT M |
Engine Model |
I0-470 SERIES |
Environmental/Operations Info
Pilot In Command
Pilot Certificates |
COMMERCIAL PILOT |
Flight Time Total Hours |
3500 |
Event Remarks
THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND WHEN SELECTED PRIOR TO LANDING. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY CRANK THE GEAR DOWN AND RECEIVED INDICATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CONTROL TOWER NOTED THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN DURING A FLY-BY PERFORMED BY THE PILOT PRIOR TO LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE PILOT RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR. HE TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY CRANK THE LANDING GEAR FURTHER TO GET THE A SAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
END REPORT