20010214001589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35BEECH · Las Vegas, NV · February 14, 2001

Date: February 14, 2001 · 12:30 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N80409
Reported as: Beech 35BEECH
Reported engine: Continental E185*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,500 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N80409Registered now · Beech 35S/N D-9 · Built 1947 Airframe modelBeech 35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On February 14, 2001, at 12:30 PST a Beechcraft 35, owned and operated by privacy data omitted landed on runway 18 at Henderson, Nevada airport (L15) and substantial minor damage to the a/c. on landing the a/c nose dropped due to the nose gear axle and piston assembly that broke off approx. 2 inches from the lower nose gear strut. The propeller struck the runway and curled the tips backwards, with no other damage to the fuselage or other parts of teh a/c. an m or d will be submitted by maintenance. The pilot walked away without injuries and was the sole occupant on board, no post fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 14, 2001, AT 12:30 PST A BEECHCRAFT 35, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT HENDERSON, NEVADA AIRPORT (L15) AND SUBSTANTIAL MINOR DAMAGE TO THE A/C. ON LANDING THE A/C NOSE DROPPED DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR AXLE AND PISTON ASSEMBLY THAT BROKE OFF APPROX. 2 INCHES FROM THE LOWER NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND CURLED THE TIPS BACKWARDS, WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE OR OTHER PARTS OF TEH A/C. AN M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MAINTENANCE. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITHOUT INJURIES AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, NO POST FIRE.