# Accident 19970909026049A: Beech V35, Sulphur Springs, TX, September 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1997, 08:45 local time
- Place: Sulphur Springs, TX
- Airport: Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1395° N, 95.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1395&lon=-95.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9453S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9453S-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970909026049A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA342), Sep 9, 1997: Beech V35 (N9453S), Sulphur Springs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed extension of the landing gear.

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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