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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 721029 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 721029 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cleared for takeoff and began takeoff roll at approximately 50 KTS. Nose gear retracted into wheel well and aircraft contacted the surface. Damage to aircraft: dual propeller strikes; nose cone destroyed; nose gear doors and linkage destroyed. Closed runway for approximately 2 1/2 hours. Airport crew could not locate disabled aircraft recovery trailer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BEECH DUCHESS BE76 PLT HAS THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ON TKOF AND THE ACFT SKIDS TO A STOP.
Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF AND BEGAN TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 50 KTS. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED INTO WHEEL WELL AND ACFT CONTACTED THE SURFACE. DAMAGE TO ACFT: DUAL PROP STRIKES; NOSE CONE DESTROYED; NOSE GEAR DOORS AND LINKAGE DESTROYED. CLOSED RWY FOR APPROX 2 1/2 HRS. ARPT CREW COULD NOT LOCATE DISABLED ACFT RECOVERY TRAILER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.