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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35-B33 · Salinas, CA · April 16, 2012

Date: April 16, 2012 · 12:06 local
Place: Salinas, CA
Airport: Salinas Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1758G
Reported as: Beech 35-B33
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N1758GRegistered now · Beech 35-B33S/N CD-497 · Built 1962 Airframe modelBeech 35-B33 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 16, 2012, at approximately 12:06 local time, the pilot of N1758G departed Salinas airport (sns). A local mechanic notice that the nose gear was trailing and had not retracted. The mechanic notified the tower and the tower notified the pilot. The pilot attempted to cycle the gear several times but could not get the nose wheel to retract. The pilot landed on runway 26 with the nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 16, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:06 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF N1758G DEPARTED SALINAS AIRPORT (SNS). A LOCAL MECHANIC NOTICE THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS TRAILING AND HAD NOT RETRACTED. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND THE TOWER NOTIFIED THE PILOT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT GET THE NOSE WHEEL TO RETRACT. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 26 WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.