# Incident 20140523009129I: Beech E33, Ames, IA, May 23, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2014, 17:45 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0257° N, 93.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ames, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0257&lon=-93.6225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2347A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2347A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33 (registry code 1151422, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 275 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140523009129I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND LANDED IN AMES IOWA UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, HE REACHED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AND INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR.  HE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR TO THE EXTENDED POSITION HOWEVER THE NOSEGEAR COMPLETELY RETRACTED AND THE PROP AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE PAVEMENT.

## Other reports on N2347A (1)

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

- [Incident 19970614019199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614019199I), Jun 14, 1997: Beech E33 (N2347A), Portland, OR. Bonanza, N2347A, landed at Hillsboro after the airport had been closed for an airshow. Mr. Stafford landed on rwy 30, taxied on alpha, rwy 2, and rwy 30 to…

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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