# Incident 19890131005519I: Beech V35A, Farmville, VA, January 31, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Farmville, VA
- Airport: Farmville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3575° N, 78.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FARMVILLE RGNL (FVX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3575&lon=-78.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2722A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2722A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,457 total, 240 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131005519I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHEN NOSE LOWERED ON LANDING, THE GEAR SHEARED OFF. STEERING CONTROL PIN BOLT CAME OFF ALLOWING WHEEL TO CANTER.

## Other reports on N2722A (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010214002809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010214002809I), Feb 14, 2001: Beech V35A (N2722A), Georgetown, DE, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated after a normal landing on rollout he was unable to keep the aircraft on the concrete runway. The aircraft departed the runway causing the…
- [Incident 19890515034819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890515034819I), May 15, 1989: Beech V35A (N2722A), Charleston, WV. ATC issued an IFR clearance to a VFR pilot who did not realize that he had accepted an IFR clearance.
- [Incident 19781119026269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119026269I), Nov 19, 1978: Beech V35A (N2722A), Rehoboth Beach, DE, Minor damage. Gear collapsed as pilot turned off runway. No system problems could be found.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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