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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E35 · Hanover, PA · August 15, 2002

Date: August 15, 2002 · 19:30 local
Place: Hanover, PA
Airport: Hanover Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3325C
Reported as: Beech E35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 358 total107 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N3325CRegistered now · Beech E35S/N D-3991 · Built 1954 Airframe modelBeech E35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 15, 2002, at 1930 hrs., during a part 91 pleasure flight, a Beech bonanza model E-35 made a landing to runway 27 at Hanover Airport. The aircraft had departed york airport (thv) ten minutes prior, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot stated that he confirmed "green" gear light on final. The aircraft touched down successfully but during rollout the nose wheel assembly collapsed. Minor damage to the nose wheel assembly, nose wheel doors, propeller and the lower engine cowl occurred. The pilot received no injuries. Mechanic performing repairs stated he could not determine the exact cause of the collapse due to the extent of the damage to the linkage of the nose wheel assembly. Mechanic suggests possible rigging problem.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2002, AT 1930 HRS., DURING A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT, A BEECH BONANZA MODEL E-35 MADE A LANDING TO RUNWAY 27 AT HANOVER AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED YORK AIRPORT (THV) TEN MINUTES PRIOR, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CONFIRMED "GREEN" GEAR LIGHT ON FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SUCCESSFULLY BUT DURING ROLLOUT THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, NOSE WHEEL DOORS, PROPELLER AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWL OCCURRED. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. MECHANIC PERFORMING REPAIRS STATED HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE LINKAGE OF THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. MECHANIC SUGGESTS POSSIBLE RIGGING PROBLEM.