# Incident 20111213029729I: Beech 35-C33, Savannah, GA, December 13, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2011, 11:38 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah/Hilton Head International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1276° N, 81.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL (SAV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1276&lon=-81.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5863S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5863S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,373 total, 1,007 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111213029729I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION WAS NORMAL. NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN, ALLOWING THE PROPELLAR TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5863S (1)

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

- [Accident 19970429006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970429006969A), Apr 29, 1997: Beech 35C33 (N5863S), Carrollton, GA, Substantial damage. Lost partial powr. Stall landed ctj. Prop pitch control arm seperated. Recent annual. Service bulletin not done. (-23) pilot lost control of propeller pitch…

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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