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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Jacksonville, FL · November 20, 2009

Date: November 20, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Airport: Herlong Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1903L
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total3,500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1903LRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9900 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 20, 2009 at approximately 1500 EDT, a Beech BE-V35B , registration number N1903L, s/n D-9900, piloted by ralph j. thieman was enroute from crg to heg in Jacksonville, Florida. Upon landing the nose landing gear yoke collasped, the aircraft yawed to the left and the prop struck the ground for approximately 50 yards. The aircraft came to a stop approximately 300 yards after initial touchdown facing north with the nose gear approximately 5 feet off the runway. No injuries were sustained by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 20, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EDT, A BEECH BE-V35B , REGISTRATION NUMBER N1903L, S/N D-9900, PILOTED BY RALPH J. THIEMAN WAS ENROUTE FROM CRG TO HEG IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. UPON LANDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR YOKE COLLASPED, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN FACING NORTH WITH THE NOSE GEAR APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.