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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35-A33 · Aspen, CO · June 14, 2002

Date: June 14, 2002 · 16:02 local
Place: Aspen, CO
Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1329Z
Reported as: Beech 35A33
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 318 total180 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N1329ZRegistered now · Beech 35-A33S/N CD-354 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech 35-A33 Engine modelContinental I0-470 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) During climb out from Aspen airport pilot retracted the landing gear and heard a loud pop. Gear indication was that the gear was up however the pilot noticed that the airspeed was lower than usual. Pilot flew by Aspen tower for a gear check and was told that the nose wheel was not retracted. When doing another fly-by another aircraft at the end of the runway told him that the main wheels were down but not the nose wheel. The pilot positioned the aircraft for a landing shutting the fuel off on short final. The aircraft touched down on the main wheels and settled down on the nose.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CLIMB OUT FROM ASPEN AIRPORT PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND HEARD A LOUD POP. GEAR INDICATION WAS THAT THE GEAR WAS UP HOWEVER THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS LOWER THAN USUAL. PILOT FLEW BY ASPEN TOWER FOR A GEAR CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT RETRACTED. WHEN DOING ANOTHER FLY-BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY TOLD HIM THAT THE MAIN WHEELS WERE DOWN BUT NOT THE NOSE WHEEL. THE PILOT POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LANDING SHUTTING THE FUEL OFF ON SHORT FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND SETTLED DOWN ON THE NOSE.