# Incident 19960621022009I: Beech K35, Omaha, NE, June 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1996, 11:10 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6027E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6027E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 80 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621022009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 21, 1996, APPROXIMATELY 1110 CDT, BEECHCRAFT K35, N6027E, EXPERIENCED THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPON TURNING OFF EPPLEY AIRFIELD RUNWAY 14L, OMAHA, NE. THE PIC, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, MICHAEL A. KIEFFER, COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE 506803250, REPORTED NO INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND SECURED AT THE ELLIOTT BEECHCRAFT FACILITY IN OMAHA, NE PENDING REPAIR. TECHNICAL PERSONNEL REPORTED THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT ROD. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6027E (1)

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

- [Incident 20140415011839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140415011839I), Apr 15, 2014: Beech K35 (N6027E), Bartlesville, OK, Minor damage. The pilot stated as follows-that at 25 miles out he switched to the right main tank. The pilot began preparing for decent to destination from a cruise altitude…

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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