# Accident 20070717013009A: Beech E33C, Laurel, MT, July 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2007, 14:25 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DN8S
- Location: 45.7000° N, 108.7619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7000&lon=-108.7619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7927R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7927R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33C (registry code 1151432, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,300 total, 513 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070717013009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2007, AT 1425 HOURS, MOUNTAIN TIME, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, N7927R, REGISTERED TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE, INCURRED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHILE ROLLING OUT AT THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN LAUREL, MONTANA, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR, AND FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD A DOWN-LOCK DRAG LINK BROKEN (PART NUMBER 95-824018). THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING REPAIRED. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 SEA07LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA210), Jul 17, 2007: Beech E-33C (N7927R), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The overload failure of the nose gear retract brace (drag link) during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N7927R (3)

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

- [Incident 20141123020659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141123020659I), Nov 23, 2014: Beech E33C (N7927R), Billings, MT, No damage. On November 23, 2014 aprox 11AM MST the aircraft was on a training flight for rocky mountain college. The aircraft landed. The student and the instructor did a…
- [Incident 20121119026199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121119026199I), Nov 19, 2012: Beech E33C (N7927R), Billings, MT, Minor damage. On November 19, 2012 a Beechcraft bonanza E-33-C, N7927R, was damaged after coming into contact with the runway with the landing gear retracted. Minor damage…
- [Incident 20091123051549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091123051549I), Nov 23, 2009: Beech E33C (N7927R), Billings, MT, Minor damage. On November 23, 2009, at 1109 MST, a Beech E33, N7927R, registered torocky mountain college, had the landing gear collapse after landing at Logan international…

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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