# Incident 20130227002349I: Beech P35, Torrance, CA, February 27, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2013, 07:15 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1565Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1565Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130227002349I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING.

OCCUPANTS REPORTED HEARING AN UNUSUAL NOISE DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF.  HOWEVER, THE GEAR INDICATED UP AND THERE WERE NO FAILURE INDICATIONS.

GEAR LOWERED NORMALLY, THREE GREEN, NO FAILURE INDICATIONS.

PILOT EXECUTED A LOW ENERGY LANDING AND HELD THE NOSE OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AS A PRECAUTION.  AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IT COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE TO THE RUNWAY AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED AND NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED.

## Other reports on N1565Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19910727038479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727038479I), Jul 27, 1991: Beech B35 (N1565Z), Nogales, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Found nose gear shear pin was broken.
- [Incident 19870826068279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826068279I), Aug 26, 1987: Beech P35BEECH (N1565Z), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Landed short with bounces after runway end lights blinded pilot. Light intensity increased by another aircraft.

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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