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FAA incident report · Beech V35B · South Bend, IN · July 8, 2001

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Date
July 8, 2001 · 15:25 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2CB
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,160 total100 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N2CBRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10090 · Built 1977Airframe modelBeech V35BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) 07-08-2001, Mr. Harding landed a BE-35-V35B at South Bend regional airport, sbn at approx. 1525 eastern time. After a normal touchdown, the pilot reported a gust of wind lifted the nose suddenly, and he controlled the nose back down. The nose wheel broke off the lower strut forging, and departed to the left of the aircraft. The aircraft traveled approximately 1500 ft, coming to rest on the side of runway 27L, with the remainder of the nose wheel strut buried into the dirt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 07-08-2001, MR. HARDING LANDED A BE-35-V35B AT SOUTH BEND REGIONAL AIRPORT, SBN AT APPROX. 1525 EASTERN TIME. AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT REPORTED A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE NOSE SUDDENLY, AND HE CONTROLLED THE NOSE BACK DOWN. THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE LOWER STRUT FORGING, AND DEPARTED TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT, COMING TO REST ON THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 27L, WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT BURIED INTO THE DIRT.