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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Lincoln, IL · September 18, 2000

Date: September 18, 2000 · 17:40 local
Place: Lincoln, IL
Airport: Logan County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777PY
Reported as: Beech V35
Reported engine: Continental IO520C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total10 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)On September 18, 2000, at approximately 1740 CDT, N777PY, a BE-35, was being operated for flight training activity by an instructor, giving flight instruction to a private pilot for a high performance/complex authorization, near Lincoln, Illinois. After executing a practice landing, the aircraft experienced a nose gear retraction resulting in the aircraft falling onto its nose assembly and sliding off the runway. Damage was sustained to the nose gear door mechanism and cowling, the propeller, and a sudden stoppage of the engine. The flight instructor and student pilot received injuries. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1740 CDT, N777PY, A BE-35, WAS BEING OPERATED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING ACTIVITY BY AN INSTRUCTOR, GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO A PRIVATE PILOT FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE/COMPLEX AUTHORIZATION, NEAR LINCOLN, ILLINOIS. AFTER EXECUTING A PRACTICE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR RETRACTION RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FALLING ONTO ITS NOSE ASSEMBLY AND SLIDING OFF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE NOSE GEAR DOOR MECHANISM AND COWLING, THE PROPELLER, AND A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.