20061217026429I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35BEECH · Lordsburg, NM · December 17, 2006

Date: December 17, 2006 · 11:43 local
Place: Lordsburg, NM
Airport: Lordsburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2896V
Reported as: Beech 35BEECH
Reported engine: Continental E185*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 564 total250 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N2896VRegistered now · Beech 35S/N D-304 Airframe modelBeech 35

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 17, 2006, N2896V, a Beechcraft model BE-35 airplane, serial number D-304 initiated a precautionary landing at the Lordsburg airport (lsb) at Lordsburg, new Mexico. The cause for the precautionary landing was due to the cabin door becoming unlatched. The pilot (sole occupant) flew over lsb to make a left downwind for runway 30, and after turning final, broke off the approach. When the pilot retracted the landing gear, the nose did not retract. The pilot again entered into a landing pattern and made another approach and landed. At approximately 1143 local, N2896V touched down and the nose landing gear collapsed. Winds were reported to be at 10 to 12 knots from the southwest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 17, 2006, N2896V, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL BE-35 AIRPLANE, SERIAL NUMBER D-304 INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE LORDSBURG AIRPORT (LSB) AT LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO. THE CAUSE FOR THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS DUE TO THE CABIN DOOR BECOMING UNLATCHED. THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) FLEW OVER LSB TO MAKE A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 30, AND AFTER TURNING FINAL, BROKE OFF THE APPROACH. WHEN THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE DID NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT AGAIN ENTERED INTO A LANDING PATTERN AND MADE ANOTHER APPROACH AND LANDED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1143 LOCAL, N2896V TOUCHED DOWN AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE AT 10 TO 12 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST.