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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F35 · Grass Valley, CA · April 9, 2012

Date: April 9, 2012 · 15:00 local
Place: Grass Valley, CA
Airport: Nevada County Air Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4273B
Reported as: Beech F35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 508 total204 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N4273BRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2012 · Beech F35S/N D-4338 · Built 1956 Airframe modelBeech F35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 9, 2012, at 1500 PST, N4273B Beech bonanza F35 had a gear collapse on landing with roll-out on runway 07 at Nevada County Air Park (kgoo).the pilot suspected a landing gear malfunction as he cycled it to the down position and got a green annunciator light, though the manual indicator remained in the up-position. The pilot conducted a fly-by of the Nevada County Air Park and the gear-up condition was confirmed. After cycling the gear several times unsuccessfuly, the pilot resorted to and followed the manual gear-down procedure. On another fly-by, ground personnel confirmed that the mains were down and locked and the nose gear was about 90% deployed. The pilot elected to perform a soft-field landing by keeping the nose gear off the runway until appoximatly mid-field. However, the nose gear collapsed as soon as it settled down, as did the left main gear. The aircraft slid to a stop on the runway. No injuries or substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 9, 2012, AT 1500 PST, N4273B BEECH BONANZA F35 HAD A GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING WITH ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 07 AT NEVADA COUNTY AIR PARK (KGOO).THE PILOT SUSPECTED A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION AS HE CYCLED IT TO THE DOWN POSITION AND GOT A GREEN ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT, THOUGH THE MANUAL INDICATOR REMAINED IN THE UP-POSITION. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FLY-BY OF THE NEVADA COUNTY AIR PARK AND THE GEAR-UP CONDITION WAS CONFIRMED. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES UNSUCCESSFULY, THE PILOT RESORTED TO AND FOLLOWED THE MANUAL GEAR-DOWN PROCEDURE. ON ANOTHER FLY-BY, GROUND PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THE MAINS WERE DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS ABOUT 90% DEPLOYED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A SOFT-FIELD LANDING BY KEEPING THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY UNTIL APPOXIMATLY MID-FIELD. HOWEVER, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS SOON AS IT SETTLED DOWN, AS DID THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES OR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Other reports on N4273B · 1

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