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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35 · Sulphur Springs, TX · September 9, 1997

Date: September 9, 1997 · 08:45 local
Place: Sulphur Springs, TX
Airport: Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9453S
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA342
Reported as: Beech V35
Fatal injuries: 0

N9453SRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2013 · Beech V35S/N D-8047 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Practicing landings, right main gear collapsed on landing. Swerved of the runway. Nose gear and left main gear coll (-23) aircraft was practicing landings, when it touched down the right gear collapsed, swerving off runway. Left gear collapsed and then nose gear collapsed. The aircrafr has substantial damage to the firewall and the nose gear wheelwell. Both main gear retract rods are bent, both inboard main gear doors are damaged. Both nose gear doors are damaged and the prop is damaged.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICING LANDINGS, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SWERVED OF THE RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLL (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS, WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, SWERVING OFF RUNWAY. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THEN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFR HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND THE NOSE GEAR WHEELWELL. BOTH MAIN GEAR RETRACT RODS ARE BENT, BOTH INBOARD MAIN GEAR DOORS ARE DAMAGED. BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS ARE DAMAGED AND THE PROP IS DAMAGED.

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 FTW97LA342Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSulphur Springs, TXthe pilot's delayed extension of the landing gear.Sep 9, 1997 · Substantial damage