# Incident 20020925026319I: Beech C35BEECH, Spartanburg, SC, September 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtonw Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N751D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N751D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925026319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE MECHANICAL NOSEWHEEL INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. HE CYCLED THE GEAR TWICE AND ALL INDICATORS SHOWED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AT TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BECAUSE OF DAMAGE MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION.

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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