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FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Huntingdon, TN · May 14, 2000

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Date
May 14, 2000 · 11:00 local
Place
Huntingdon, TN
Airport
Carroll County Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N263AA
Reported as
Beech J35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
950 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N263AARegistered now · Beech J35S/N D-5581 · Built 1958Airframe modelBeech J35Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)This aircraft was taxing around the ramp to burn off excess fuel when the nose gear collapsed. There was no flight intened. There has been approximately 51 other incidents of this kind to this type of aircraft. Some of the failures have caused fatalities. The part (nose gear retract rod) has been the focal point of defect to all of the 51 reported cases to AFS-620. The part should be redesigned in order to withstand the strees and not break. Problem area should have some type of non-destructive testing done at certain intervals.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THIS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING AROUND THE RAMP TO BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT INTENED. THERE HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 51 OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS KIND TO THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. SOME OF THE FAILURES HAVE CAUSED FATALITIES. THE PART (NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD) HAS BEEN THE FOCAL POINT OF DEFECT TO ALL OF THE 51 REPORTED CASES TO AFS-620. THE PART SHOULD BE REDESIGNED IN ORDER TO WITHSTAND THE STREES AND NOT BREAK. PROBLEM AREA SHOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING DONE AT CERTAIN INTERVALS.