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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C35BEECH · Cocoa, FL · January 25, 2003

Date: January 25, 2003 · 14:30 local
Place: Cocoa, FL
Airport: Merritt Island Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8933A
Reported as: Beech C35BEECH
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 165 total25 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N8933ARegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2021 · Beech C35S/N D-2688 · Built 1951 Airframe modelBeech C35 Engine modelContinental E185 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) While landing at the Merritt Island Airport on runway 11 the pilot touched down at approximately mid-field and at a higher speed than normal landing speed. The airplane veered to the right as the pilot applied harder braking to the right wheel than the left. After rolling approximately 200 feet in the grass between the runway and taxiway the nose wheel struck the lip of a crossing taxiway which caused the nose gear to start collapsing. The aircraft traveled 40 feet before the nose impacted the ground. Once the nose was down the airplane continued another 150 feet until coming to rest on the taxiway parallel runway 11.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT THE MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 11 THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD AND AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN NORMAL LANDING SPEED. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AS THE PILOT APPLIED HARDER BRAKING TO THE RIGHT WHEEL THAN THE LEFT. AFTER ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE LIP OF A CROSSING TAXIWAY WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO START COLLAPSING. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 40 FEET BEFORE THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND. ONCE THE NOSE WAS DOWN THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ANOTHER 150 FEET UNTIL COMING TO REST ON THE TAXIWAY PARALLEL RUNWAY 11.

Other reports on N8933A · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19931216052459IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Orlando, FLVeered off runway on landing and struck runway lights.Dec 16, 1993 · Reported as Beech 35BEECH · Minor damage