# Incident 20000918029819I: Beech V35, Lincoln, IL, September 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2000, 17:40 local time
- Place: Lincoln, IL
- Airport: Logan County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1587° N, 89.3350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOGAN COUNTY (AAA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1587&lon=-89.3350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777PY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 10 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000918029819I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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