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FAA incident report · Beech A35 · Caldwell, ID · August 29, 2001

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Date
August 29, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place
Caldwell, ID
Airport
Caldwell Industrial Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8426A
Reported as
Beech A35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in the last 90 days
N8426ARegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2013 · Beech A35S/N D-1863 · Built 1948Airframe modelBeech A35Engine modelContinental E185 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) The pilot extended landing gear on the down wind leg at eul. He stated the landing extended because he felt the drag on the aircraft. He thinks the gear down safe indicator was lit. He made a normal approach and landing. During the landing flare as he relaxed the back pressure, the prop contacted the runway because the nose gear had not extended. Witnesses state the main gear was extended but the nose gear was not extended. There was minor damage to the nose gear doors and the propeller showed extensive runway contact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT EXTENDED LANDING GEAR ON THE DOWN WIND LEG AT EUL. HE STATED THE LANDING EXTENDED BECAUSE HE FELT THE DRAG ON THE AIRCRAFT. HE THINKS THE GEAR DOWN SAFE INDICATOR WAS LIT. HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. DURING THE LANDING FLARE AS HE RELAXED THE BACK PRESSURE, THE PROP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY BECAUSE THE NOSE GEAR HAD NOT EXTENDED. WITNESSES STATE THE MAIN GEAR WAS EXTENDED BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND THE PROPELLER SHOWED EXTENSIVE RUNWAY CONTACT.