# Incident 20030225007509I: Beech G35, Linden, NJ, February 25, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6174° N, 74.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINDEN (LDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6174&lon=-74.2446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 950 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030225007509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN, DESTINATION KLDJ. THE PILOT IN COMMAND CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH NEW YORK APPROACH CONTROL, VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXPERIENCE A CROSS WIND AND TURBULENT CONDITION LANDED HARD ON TRICYCLE NOSE GEAR CAUSING SIDE LOADING ON NOSE TIRE AXLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM RUNWAY 27.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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