20040813018599I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A35 · Prescott, AZ · August 13, 2004

Date: August 13, 2004 · 18:35 local
Place: Prescott, AZ
Airport: Big Springs Ranch
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N580B
Reported as: Beech A35
Reported engine: Continental E185*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total50 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N580BRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2018 · Beech A35S/N D-1599 · Built 1948 Airframe modelBeech A35 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 operating from big spring airstrip (AZ27) in the local paulden, AZ area, the pilot started his takeoff roll @ 1830 hrs (MST) on 8-13-04. As the airspeed indicated approx. 80 mph and the nose of the a/c became light, the nose landing gear suddenly collapsed and folded aft. The nose of the a/c continued to fall and the prop contacted the ground, the pilot shut the engine down. The main landing gears remained extended and the a/c slid on its nose (eng. Compartment) and main wheels approx. 100 ft. before coming to rest on the airstrip. The one (1) occupant, the pilot, was not injured and there was no post-event fire. Damage to the a/c is considered minor as it only involved the propeller and sheet metal under the nose section/engine area adjacent to the nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE OPERATING FROM BIG SPRING AIRSTRIP (AZ27) IN THE LOCAL PAULDEN, AZ AREA, THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL @ 1830 HRS (MST) ON 8-13-04. AS THE AIRSPEED INDICATED APPROX. 80 MPH AND THE NOSE OF THE A/C BECAME LIGHT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AND FOLDED AFT. THE NOSE OF THE A/C CONTINUED TO FALL AND THE PROP CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE MAIN LANDING GEARS REMAINED EXTENDED AND THE A/C SLID ON ITS NOSE (ENG. COMPARTMENT) AND MAIN WHEELS APPROX. 100 FT. BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE AIRSTRIP. THE ONE (1) OCCUPANT, THE PILOT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST-EVENT FIRE. DAMAGE TO THE A/C IS CONSIDERED MINOR AS IT ONLY INVOLVED THE PROPELLER AND SHEET METAL UNDER THE NOSE SECTION/ENGINE AREA ADJACENT TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.