20150118001299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36TC · Flagstaff, AZ · January 18, 2015

Date
January 18, 2015 · 13:33 local
Place
Flagstaff, AZ
Airport
Flagstaff Pulliam
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3685W
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15LA099
Reported as
Beech A36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,770 total1,604 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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.

1-18-15, Aircraft landed on RNWY21 at kflg and on landing roll out the nose gear collasped. The nose wheel and strut departed the nose gear assy and was drug under the belly of the aircraft ripping a large rectangular hole in the belly. The engine sustained a sudden stoppage, all 3 blade tips were curled back. The pilot and passenger did not sustain any injuries, there was no damage to the runway, there was no post fire from the aircraft sliding on the runway. The aircraft was removed from the runway and taken to wiseman aviation for storage.

*Note*

1. As of 2-5-2015 waiting for NTSB to furnish accident number.

2. Pilot is in europe on business per email conversation, need additional pilot information.

3. NTSB has provided accident number, -23 amended.

As the FAA filed it

1-18-15, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RNWY21 AT KFLG AND ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLASPED. THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUT DEPARTED THE NOSE GEAR ASSY AND WAS DRUG UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT RIPPING A LARGE RECTANGULAR HOLE IN THE BELLY. THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE, ALL 3 BLADE TIPS WERE CURLED BACK. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY, THERE WAS NO POST FIRE FROM THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND TAKEN TO WISEMAN AVIATION FOR STORAGE.

*NOTE*

1. AS OF 2-5-2015 WAITING FOR NTSB TO FURNISH ACCIDENT NUMBER.

2. PILOT IS IN EUROPE ON BUSINESS PER EMAIL CONVERSATION, NEED ADDITIONAL PILOT INFORMATION.

3. NTSB HAS PROVIDED ACCIDENT NUMBER, -23 AMENDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.