# Accident 20020218005539A: Beech B36TC, Denver, CO, February 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2002, 11:48 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6398° N, 104.9896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6398&lon=-104.9896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6444C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6444C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020218005539A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT KAPA AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID HIS LANDING APPROACH WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND WHEN HE FLARED, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD AND BOUNCED. ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY THAT RETRIEVED THE AIRPLANE, IT APPEARED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEW OUT AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE NOSE STRUT DISINTEGRATED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL AXEL. THE STRUT FAILED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF RUNWAY 35L STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN02LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA026), Feb 18, 2002: Beech B36TC (N6444C), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot flaring the airplane prematurely, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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