# Incident 19951117044559I: Beech E35, Sheldon, IA, November 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1995, 18:15 local time
- Place: Sheldon, IA
- Airport: Sheldon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2084° N, 95.8334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELDON RGNL (SHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2084&lon=-95.8334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7309B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7309B-2001-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,460 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951117044559I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ROD END BOLT FOR THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT LINK FAILED. PN #H17-5S. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N7309B (3)

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

- [Incident 19980925041399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980925041399I), Sep 25, 1998: Beech E35 (N7309B), Vermlillion, SD, Minor damage. (-5)The pilot departed pierre, SD, and landed at vermillion, SD. The flight was conducted under FAR part 135 with two passengers. After the aircraft landed on…
- [Incident 19951101044479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951101044479I), Nov 1, 1995: Beech E35 (N7309B), Tulsa, OK. Narrative: aircraft departed sioux city, IA enroute to Tulsa, OK. Fuel tanks were filled (50 gal) prior to take off. Pilot encountered stronger than…
- [Incident 19880710041479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710041479I), Jul 10, 1988: Beech E35 (N7309B), Canton, SD, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear actuator retract arm improperly indexed to drive shaft.

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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