# Incident 19961001038979I: Beech A36, Newport, AR, October 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Newport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6377° N, 91.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWPORT RGNL (M19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6377&lon=-91.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,372 total, 4,372 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961001038979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER LANDING AIRCRAFT AT NEWPORT, ARKANSAS ON ROLLOUT NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. INSPECTION REVEALED AFT NOSE RETRACT TUBE, PART NO. 36-820011-3, BROKE AT ROD END, ALLOWING NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. MECHANIC MAKING M OR D.

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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