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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Olathe, KS · June 28, 2003

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Date
June 28, 2003 · 13:47 local
Place
Olathe, KS
Airport
New Century Aircenter Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N136RF
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO550B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,045 total680 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N136RFRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2940 · Built 1995Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-550 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) Pilot states that he was attempting a landing on runway 18 at johnson county executive airport (ojc), Olathe, Kansas, when he made a hard landing and bounced once, and probably twice, before adding power and going around for a second attempt. During climbout the tower advised him that he had lost his nose wheel. Pilot decided to divert to new Century Aircenter (ixd), Olathe, Kansas, for an emergency landing due to longer runways and greater access of emergency vehicles. Pilot stated to FAA that during climbout from ojc and subsequent 1 hour flight to burn off excess fuel, aircraft operational performance was diminished. Pilot decided to land at ixd with gear down, and upon touchdown gear collapsed. Pilot and passenger received no injuries and aircraft received minor damage. Witness at ojc states that the aircraft porpoised a few times before impacting the runway with the nose wheel, with main gear still airborne, and a black object departing the aircraft. Inspection of runway revealed nose wheel tire impact, followed by rubber trails which diminished with the start of metal drag marks and subsequent prop strikes. Additional prop strikes, in the line of flight, were located sixty feet away.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (OJC), OLATHE, KANSAS, WHEN HE MADE A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCED ONCE, AND PROBABLY TWICE, BEFORE ADDING POWER AND GOING AROUND FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT. DURING CLIMBOUT THE TOWER ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAD LOST HIS NOSE WHEEL. PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER (IXD), OLATHE, KANSAS, FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO LONGER RUNWAYS AND GREATER ACCESS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES. PILOT STATED TO FAA THAT DURING CLIMBOUT FROM OJC AND SUBSEQUENT 1 HOUR FLIGHT TO BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL, AIRCRAFT OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE WAS DIMINISHED. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT IXD WITH GEAR DOWN, AND UPON TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. WITNESS AT OJC STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED A FEW TIMES BEFORE IMPACTING THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE WHEEL, WITH MAIN GEAR STILL AIRBORNE, AND A BLACK OBJECT DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF RUNWAY REVEALED NOSE WHEEL TIRE IMPACT, FOLLOWED BY RUBBER TRAILS WHICH DIMINISHED WITH THE START OF METAL DRAG MARKS AND SUBSEQUENT PROP STRIKES. ADDITIONAL PROP STRIKES, IN THE LINE OF FLIGHT, WERE LOCATED SIXTY FEET AWAY.