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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F35 · Schaumburg, IL · June 5, 2012

Date: June 5, 2012 · 12:15 local
Place: Schaumburg, IL
Airport: Schaumburg Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4216B
Reported as: Beech F35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N4216BRegistered now · Beech F35S/N D-4175 · Built 1955 Airframe modelBeech F35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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.

After departure the nose gear did not retract properly. The pilot returned to point of departure and extended the landing gear where ground personnel verified the main gear were down but the nose gear was not fully extended. The pilot secured the engine shortly before touchdown. The nose bowl contacted the runway bending both prop blades. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTURE THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE PILOT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR WHERE GROUND PERSONNEL VERIFIED THE MAIN GEAR WERE DOWN BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE NOSE BOWL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY BENDING BOTH PROP BLADES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.