Beechcraft B-60 N1551L

Summary

On 8 September 2004 at about 20:15 local time, a Beechcraft B-60 registered N1551L was involved in an accident near Casper, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 September 2004 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Casper, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Natrona County Intnl Airport (CPR)

Coordinates

42.9083, -106.4650

Aircraft

Beechcraft B-60

Registration

N1551L

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Riverton → Casper

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

DEN04LA140

Nobody was injured.

the missing nose gear assembly bolt, spacer and nut resulting in a gear collapse due to improper maintenance procedures. Contributing to the accident was the collision with the storm drain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was taxiing to the ramp, when the airplane's nose gear struck a storm drain, causing it to collapse and substantially damaging the wheel well. A postaccident examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed that the nose gear bolt, spacer and nut were missing. No other anomalies were noted. According to the pilot, the bolt had been replaced on September 1, 2004. In an FAA interview with the mechanic, it was discovered that the Beech maintenance procedures had not been followed while servicing the nose gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.