# Accident 20070409006179A: Beech 35BEECH, Topeka, KS, April 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2007, 13:28 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9517° N, 95.6633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-95.6633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N460B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N460B-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 85 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070409006179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 18 AT TOPEKA PHILIP BILLARD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. NO SERIOUS INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING IN A DIRT FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN07LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA083), Apr 9, 2007: Beech 35 (N460B), Topeka, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The use of unapproved bolts to mount the crankshaft and gear together, causing fatigue and failure of those mounting bolts, resulting in the subsequent loss of engine power. Factors contributing to…

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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