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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Grand Junction, CO · June 7, 2003

Date: June 7, 2003 · 13:53 local
Place: Grand Junction, CO
Airport: Walker Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9862R
Reported as: Beech M35
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 193 total67 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N9862RRegistered now · Beech M35S/N D-6409 Airframe modelBeech M35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 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) Ms. Abbott was enroute from seminole, ok (H45) to gjt. She was flying too fast for the landing and started to porpoise. She landed nose wheel first. The landing was considered hard by the gjt control tower and the nose tire had a blow out. With the lower clearance the propeller struck the ground. Maintenance at timberline aviation inspected the aircraft and stated the fire wall was not damaged. Minor damage to the airplane was evident and no injuries to the occupants.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MS. ABBOTT WAS ENROUTE FROM SEMINOLE, OK (H45) TO GJT. SHE WAS FLYING TOO FAST FOR THE LANDING AND STARTED TO PORPOISE. SHE LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST. THE LANDING WAS CONSIDERED HARD BY THE GJT CONTROL TOWER AND THE NOSE TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT. WITH THE LOWER CLEARANCE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE AT TIMBERLINE AVIATION INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND STATED THE FIRE WALL WAS NOT DAMAGED. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS EVIDENT AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.