19970511009929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 35B33 · Mishawaka, IN · May 11, 1997

Date: May 11, 1997 · 10:45 local
Place: Mishawaka, IN
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12GS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA129
Reported as: Beech 35B33
Reported engine: Continental IO470K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

Landing nose low atitude bent prop nose gear wheel well and cowl structure.(-23) while landing at his Private, 1800 ft. sod strip in gusty wind conditions, the aircraft impacted the ground in a nose low altitude, causing substantial damage to the propeller, engine and nose gear wheelwell and cowl structure.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING NOSE LOW ATITUDE BENT PROP NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL AND COWL STRUCTURE.(-23) WHILE LANDING AT HIS PRIVATE, 1800 FT. SOD STRIP IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ALTITUDE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE AND NOSE GEAR WHEELWELL AND COWL STRUCTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMishawaka, INImproper flare. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty, crosswind condition.May 11, 1997 · Substantial damage