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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35BEECH · Ft Lauderdale, FL · July 10, 1996

Date: July 10, 1996 · 14:40 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3958N
Reported as: Beech 35BEECH
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,800 total605 in this make and model

N3958NRegistered now · Beech 35S/N D-1218 Airframe modelBeech 35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on July 10, 1996, at about 1440 EDT, a Beechcraft 35, N3958N, registered to john o'connell, experienced a collapse of the nose landing gear while on rollout on runway 13 at fort Lauderdale executive airport, ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the incident on July 10, 1996. Examination of the aircraft after the incident revealed that the nose gear actuator arm p/n 35-825172-2 broke, causing the nose gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 10, 1996, AT ABOUT 1440 EDT, A BEECHCRAFT 35, N3958N, REGISTERED TO JOHN O'CONNELL, EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHILE ON ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 13 AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT ON JULY 10, 1996. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ARM P/N 35-825172-2 BROKE, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.