20051218031159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C35BEECH · Phoenix, AZ · December 18, 2005

Date: December 18, 2005 · 16:45 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N55BD
Reported as: Beech C35BEECH
Reported engine: Continental E2258
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 515 total36 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N55BDRegistered now · Beech C35S/N D-3156 · Built 1952 Airframe modelBeech C35 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) The pilot had been practicing "touch & goes" at Deer valley airport (dvt). On this particular landing, the pilot said he was "a little off the centerline" and he applied some pressure on the right rudder pedal. At this point the nose of the aircraft fell and it slid on the collapsed nose gear a short distance before coming to rest on runway 25R. There was no injury to the pilot and no post event fire. The aircraft was removed from the runway and placed on a tie-down spot at the north end of dvt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT HAD BEEN PRACTICING "TOUCH & GOES" AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT). ON THIS PARTICULAR LANDING, THE PILOT SAID HE WAS "A LITTLE OFF THE CENTERLINE" AND HE APPLIED SOME PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. AT THIS POINT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FELL AND IT SLID ON THE COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE COMING TO REST ON RUNWAY 25R. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT AND NO POST EVENT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PLACED ON A TIE-DOWN SPOT AT THE NORTH END OF DVT.