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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Tekamah, NE · November 6, 2003

Date: November 6, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place: Tekamah, NE
Airport: Tekamah Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1700B
Reported as: Beech M35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N1700BRegistered now · Beech M35S/N D-6358 · Built 1960 Airframe modelBeech M35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 6, 2003, approximately 1030 CST, Beech M35, N1700B, sustained minor damage when the nose gear collapsed during the landing rollout at the Tekamah Municipal Airport. The PIC reported no injury during this incident. Subsequent investigation disclosed that the nose landing gear did not fully extend and lock as a result of low battery voltage. Investigation further disclosed that the alternator was not supplying the main aircraft electrical bus, due to a blown alternator control circuit breaker. Operational checks of the landing gear retract system established that the down lock indicator light was incorrectly adjusted, providing a safe indicator prior to the nose gear locking in the down position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1030 CST, BEECH M35, N1700B, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE TEKAMAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PIC REPORTED NO INJURY DURING THIS INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK AS A RESULT OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. INVESTIGATION FURTHER DISCLOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT SUPPLYING THE MAIN AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL BUS, DUE TO A BLOWN ALTERNATOR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED THAT THE DOWN LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT WAS INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED, PROVIDING A SAFE INDICATOR PRIOR TO THE NOSE GEAR LOCKING IN THE DOWN POSITION.