# Incident 20041127030109I: Beech J35, Houston, TX, November 27, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Clover Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35MH-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total, 400 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041127030109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON NOV. 27, 2004 HE DEPARTED THE KERRVILLE AIRPORT ENROUTE TO THE PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT. UPON ENTERING A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 32L EXTENDED HIS LANDING GEAR @ 140 KIAS. HE OBSERVED A GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ENTERED FINAL AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. WHEN HE REACHED THE TAXIWAY TURNOFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED THE NLG COLLAPSE. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR CONTROL ROD FAILED, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT.

## Other reports on N35MH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20161017023839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161017023839I), Oct 17, 2016: Beech J35 (N35MH), Eldon, MO, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the gear prior to landing. Pilot stated that he did not follow the aircraft checklist. He intended to select gear down but instead…

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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