# Incident 20120220002209I: Beech M35, Indianapolis, IN, February 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2012, 12:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Mount Comfort Air
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9743R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9743R-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120220002209I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/20/2012, AFTER LANDING AT INDIANAPOLIS MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT (MQJ) FROM A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM MUNCIE, IN (MIE), THE BEECH M-35 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N9743R NOSE WHEEL SLIPPED INTO DIRT, WHEN THE PILOT MISSED THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL AND THE NOSE GEAR TIRE ENCOUNTERED A MUDDY SPOT NEAR THE RUNWAY 07 SHOULDER. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON THE A/C. NO DAMAGED TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY WAS REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE OWNERS HANGAR FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES, LITTLE MUD CLEANED FROM NOSE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N9743R (1)

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

- [Incident 20121114025289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121114025289I), Nov 14, 2012: Beech M35 (N9743R), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. On the morning of November 14, 2012, aircraft N9743R departed Indianapolis Regional Airport (kmqj) enroute to columbus municipal airport (kbak). The flight to…

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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