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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Port Huron, MI · April 29, 2001

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Date
April 29, 2001 · 16:00 local
Place
Port Huron, MI
Airport
St Clair County International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N22604
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total600 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N22604Registered now · Beech A36S/N E-1287 · Built 1978Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) On April, 2001, at 4 pm local time, aircraft N22604, a Beech bonanza s/n E-1287, experienced a nose gear collapse after landing, while slowing for turn-off of runway 22 at st. Clair county airport (phn). The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, Mr. Jon richard strauchman, private pilot certificate no. 375629705, estimated his speed to be between 20 to 30 knots when the incident happened. The aircraft was removed from the runway/taxiway, and subsequently taken to aerodynamics inc. (ADI), in waterford, Michigan, for repair. On June 11, 2001, I spoke with Mr. Bob lemay, dom for ADI. He stated that the damaged areas on this aircraft included the propeller, the engine (sudden stoppage) and sheet metal in engine lower cowl area (tunnel and firewall not damaged). He indicated that the nose gear operated properly and was not damaged or broken, either prior to or after the landing incident. During an interview with the pilot in mid-may of 2001, I asked him to send me a brief statement of this incident. He has yet to do so.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL, 2001, AT 4 PM LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N22604, A BEECH BONANZA S/N E-1287, EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING, WHILE SLOWING FOR TURN-OFF OF RUNWAY 22 AT ST. CLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT (PHN). THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, MR. JON RICHARD STRAUCHMAN, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 375629705, ESTIMATED HIS SPEED TO BE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 KNOTS WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN TO AERODYNAMICS INC. (ADI), IN WATERFORD, MICHIGAN, FOR REPAIR. ON JUNE 11, 2001, I SPOKE WITH MR. BOB LEMAY, DOM FOR ADI. HE STATED THAT THE DAMAGED AREAS ON THIS AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE PROPELLER, THE ENGINE (SUDDEN STOPPAGE) AND SHEET METAL IN ENGINE LOWER COWL AREA (TUNNEL AND FIREWALL NOT DAMAGED). HE INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR OPERATED PROPERLY AND WAS NOT DAMAGED OR BROKEN, EITHER PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE LANDING INCIDENT. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN MID-MAY OF 2001, I ASKED HIM TO SEND ME A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THIS INCIDENT. HE HAS YET TO DO SO.