# Accident 20100209027489A: Beech 58P, Portland, OR, February 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2010, 12:07 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5886° N, 122.5975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5886&lon=-122.5975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3700N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3700N-2017-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,881 total, 907 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100209027489A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKOFF FROM INTERSECTION A-6. AFTER NORMAL ACCELERATION, THE NOSE WHEEL DEVELOPED A STRONG VIBRATION.  THE PILOT ABORTED  THE TAKEOFF AS THE NOSE GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROX. 1000 FT, THEN OFF INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN.

## 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 WPR10LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA147), Feb 9, 2010: Beech 58 (N3700N), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The overstress failure of a nose landing gear mechanism bolt, which precluded the nose gear retract brace assembly from locking the nose gear in the extended position and allowed the nose landing…

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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