# Accident 20000811023579A: Beech N35, Waldropn, AR, August 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2000, 18:30 local time
- Place: Waldropn, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1397Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1397Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811023579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 11, 2000 AT 1830 CDT, BEECH 35, N1397Z, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT WALDRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WALDRON, AR. (M27). THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WHO WAS THE REGISTERED OWNER & OPERATOR OF THE A/C WAS NOT INJURED. VIAUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SALLISAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SALLISAW, OK (M23). THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED APPROX. 500 FT. AFTER LANDING TOUCHDOWN POINT. AFTER SKIDDING APPROX. ANOTHER 100 FT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. A/C CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1397Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19950908033409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908033409I), Sep 8, 1995: Beech N35 (N1397Z), Paris, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit on top overcast. Divert to prx. Made landing in pasture 19 miles NE of prx.

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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