# Accident 20090519006319A: Beech C35BEECH, Denver, CO, May 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5700° N, 104.8492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5700&lon=-104.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1945D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1945D-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090519006319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND APPROX 1000 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE MAI GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED.  AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MADE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND.  ALSO, THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE WAS NO CURRENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY.

## 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 CEN09CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA307), May 19, 2009: Beech C35 (N1945D), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the landing gear due to the mechanic's failure to properly wire the landing gear squat switch.

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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