# Incident 19961224044459I: Beech D35, Beckwourth, CA, December 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Beckwourth, CA
- Airport: Nervino Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8185° N, 120.3528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NERVINO (O02), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8185&lon=-120.3528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3469B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3469B-2000-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,350 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961224044459I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE AT THE BECKWORTH, CA AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT N3469B WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL DOORS AND THE EXTENSION MECHANISM WAS MISSING. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. RUSSELL SIMCOE, WAS CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE. HE STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKE-OFF ON RUN 07 TO MAKE A TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 25, HE STRUCK A LARGE PIECE OF ICE ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE WHICH WAS COVERED BY SNOW. UPON IMPACT THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO MR. SIMCOE THE SKY WAS CLEAR AND VISIBILITY WAS UNRESTRICTED. THE WIND WAS BLOWING 5 KNOT FROM 250 DEGREES. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 10 DEGREE F AND THE ALTIMETER WAS 30.20. MR. SIMCOE STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.

## Other reports on N3469B (1)

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

- [Accident 19980704015779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980704015779A), Jul 4, 1998: Beech D35 (N3469B), Driggs, ID, Substantial damage. Lost power on approach to airport. Unable U59 landed on dirt road. Tore off a wing on a fence post. Fouled igniters. (.4)the pilot reported that while…

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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