20020816027439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35BEECH · Atlantic, IA · August 16, 2002

Date
August 16, 2002 · 18:00 local
Place
Atlantic, IA
Airport
Atlantic Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4473V
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental E1858
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total35 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On approach, pilot selected gear down, had an indication of down and locked, and touched down on both main landing gear. As the pilot let the nose of aircraft down for the nose wheel to touch, the propeller and nose of aircraft struck the runway. Aircraft came to rest on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, HAD AN INDICATION OF DOWN AND LOCKED, AND TOUCHED DOWN ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR. AS THE PILOT LET THE NOSE OF AIRCRAFT DOWN FOR THE NOSE WHEEL TO TOUCH, THE PROPELLER AND NOSE OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.