# Incident 20020102003009I: Beech S35, Corona, CA, January 2, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2002, 13:55 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORONA MUNI (AJO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020102003009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 2, 2002, AT 1:20 P.M. MR. DON CHALLENGER DEPARTED BRACKETT FIELD, LA VERNE, CA. ENROUTE TO CORONA AIRPORT, CORONA CA. AFTER ENTERING THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 25 AT CORONA AIRPORT, MR. CHALLENGER LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR WHILE PERFORMING THE PRELANDING CHECKLIST. MR. CHALLENGER VERIFIED THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL IN THE DOWN AND LOCK POSITION ON FINAL APPROACH. AFTER TOUCH DOWN MR. CHALLENGER USED HEAVY BRAKING IN ORDER TO EXIT THE ACTIVE RUNWAY USING THE HIGH-SPEED TAXIWAY, AT THIS TIME MR. CHALLENGER STATED HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. MR. CHALLENGER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE UP RETRACT POSITION WHILE REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. MR. CHALLENGER WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N200BW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000526026239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526026239I), May 26, 2000: Beech S35 (N200BW), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On may 26, 2000 the pilot of N200BW a BE-35-S35 and two passengers departed la vern, Brackett field (poc). After departure, the pilot attempted to…

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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