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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35 · Williamstown, WV · January 17, 2015

Date: January 17, 2015 · 11:00 local
Place: Williamstown, WV
Airport: Mid-Ohio Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4469V
Reported as: Beech 35
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 662 total364 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N4469VRegistration cancelled Jun 24, 2015 · Beech 35S/N D-1286 Airframe modelBeech 35 Engine modelContinental E185 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 nose landing gear collapsed after the aircraft landed on runway 21. According to the pilot's statement, the nose landing gear was indicating down during the approach to landing. The same indication was noted during the onsite investigation. In addition, the left nose gear door forward attach point was broken and the door bent aft indicative of the door being open when the airplane touched down. The main landing gear remained down and locked at touch down and during the skid to a stop after the nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 21. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS INDICATING DOWN DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING. THE SAME INDICATION WAS NOTED DURING THE ONSITE INVESTIGATION. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR FORWARD ATTACH POINT WAS BROKEN AND THE DOOR BENT AFT INDICATIVE OF THE DOOR BEING OPEN WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED AT TOUCH DOWN AND DURING THE SKID TO A STOP AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.