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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Waterford, MI · July 30, 2013

Date: July 30, 2013 · 15:24 local
Place: Waterford, MI
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8208D
Reported as: Beech H35
Reported engine: Continental IO-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 868 total246 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N8208DRegistration cancelled Sep 9, 2014 · Beech H35S/N D-5295 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech H35 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated "about 2 miles out I lowered the landing gear at about 115 mph in the white arc, had 2 green lights (has only 2 lights) & landing gear down indication on floor panel indicator.

Enter down wind leg, add 1/2 flaps, went to full flaps on base leg, turned final for 27R, flared after numbers, smooth landing, continued rolled down 27R. Was looking at kilo intersection for turn off 27R, since I was going to delta row. At about juliet intersection I noticed the nose starting to drop, so I added more back pressure on the control yoke, and the next thing I knew I was skidding down 27R with the nose gear collapsed and then a little further down the runway, the right gear went down and I turned to the right until coming to a stop".

"I then turned off fuel selector switch, ignition switch, master switch, electrical switches (all on the right panel), opened the door, talked to airport rescue and the exited the bonanza. "

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED "ABOUT 2 MILES OUT I LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AT ABOUT 115 MPH IN THE WHITE ARC, HAD 2 GREEN LIGHTS (HAS ONLY 2 LIGHTS) & LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON FLOOR PANEL INDICATOR.

ENTER DOWN WIND LEG, ADD 1/2 FLAPS, WENT TO FULL FLAPS ON BASE LEG, TURNED FINAL FOR 27R, FLARED AFTER NUMBERS, SMOOTH LANDING, CONTINUED ROLLED DOWN 27R. WAS LOOKING AT KILO INTERSECTION FOR TURN OFF 27R, SINCE I WAS GOING TO DELTA ROW. AT ABOUT JULIET INTERSECTION I NOTICED THE NOSE STARTING TO DROP, SO I ADDED MORE BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE, AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS SKIDDING DOWN 27R WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THEN A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT GEAR WENT DOWN AND I TURNED TO THE RIGHT UNTIL COMING TO A STOP".

"I THEN TURNED OFF FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH, IGNITION SWITCH, MASTER SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SWITCHES (ALL ON THE RIGHT PANEL), OPENED THE DOOR, TALKED TO AIRPORT RESCUE AND THE EXITED THE BONANZA. "