# Incident 19950410010569I: Beech H35, Vacaville, CA, April 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1995, 12:15 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nuttree Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3782° N, 121.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NUT TREE (VCB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3782&lon=-121.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5455D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5455D-2009-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 539 total, 110 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950410010569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DISCUSSION WITH PILOT REVEALED HE EXPERIENCED A FIRM GUST OF WIND TO TAIL OF AIRCRAFT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THIS EVENT CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT HARD ONTO RUNWAY SURFACE CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED OFF RUNWAY WITH A DOLLY. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

## Other reports on N5455D (1)

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

- [Accident 20060607009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060607009549A), Jun 7, 2006: Beech H35 (N5455D), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On 7 June, 2006 at 1505 hrs, N5455D departed Reno-tahoe (krno) airport. Approximately 5 minutes after departure the pilot contacted air traffic control…

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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