34.2138° N, 119.0944° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CAMARILLO (CMA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 15, 2011 · 14:42 local
Place
Camarillo, CA
Airport
Camarillo
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4E
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,040 total900 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft came to rest on its nose approximately 1000 ft from initial touchdown in touchdown zone. Nose gear had detached from aircraft and rested just behind aircraft. Nose gear tire was found approximately 50 yards ahead of aircraft. Pilot initially claimed a soft normal landing, but later added that there had been some wind gusts. No tower controller witnesses.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT FROM INITIAL TOUCHDOWN IN TOUCHDOWN ZONE. NOSE GEAR HAD DETACHED FROM AIRCRAFT AND RESTED JUST BEHIND AIRCRAFT. NOSE GEAR TIRE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS AHEAD OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT INITIALLY CLAIMED A SOFT NORMAL LANDING, BUT LATER ADDED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME WIND GUSTS. NO TOWER CONTROLLER WITNESSES.