# Incident 20171021020159I: Beech N35, Ashtabula, OH, October 21, 2017 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 21, 2017, 12:30 local time - Place: Ashtabula, OH - Airport: Northeast Ohio Regional Airpor - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.7778° N, 80.6968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHEAST OHIO RGNL (HZY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7778&lon=-80.6968&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1260Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1260Z) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH N35 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 161 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171021020159I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WE HAD JUST COMPLETED 5 COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS OF VARIOUS TYPES TO A LANDING ON RUNWAY 27. THESE WERE MOSTLY 360 -DEGREE SPIRALS AND 180-DEGREE ENGINE OUT. UPON TAKEOFF FROM THE 5TH LANDING, I OPTED NOT TO RETRACT THE GEAR AS WE WERE ENTERING THE PATTERN FOR ANOTHER 180-DEGREE ENGINE OUT AND DID NOT WANT THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE GEAR COMPONENTS. WE TOOK OFF AS NORMAL AND ENTERED THE PATTERN. THE GEAR WAS STILL DOWN FROM THE LAST LANDING AND INDICATING APPROPRIATELY (GREEN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DWN. I STARTED A LEFT BASE TURN FOR 27 AT KHZY. THE POWER FOR THE MANEUVER WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE AS INSTRUCTED. THERE WAS NO GEAR EXTENSION WARNING HORN ALERT AS THE GEAR HAD BEEN DOWN AND LOCKED. THE APPROACH WAS AS USUAL, I REMEMBER LANDING NICELY ON THE MAINS, JUST ABOUT AT THE NUMBERS. I FELT THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCH DOWN. IT FELT LIKE A NORMAL LANDING, WE ROLLED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND I WAS GOING TO SET UP FOR ANOTHER TAKE OFF, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND WE WERE LOOKING DOWN AT THE RUNWAY. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OF THE FUEL FLOW AS WE WERE SLIDING. THE AIRCRAFTS PROPELLER ALSO MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. NO SIGN OF FIRE THANKFULLY. WE SLID OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WE SECURED THE AIRPLANE. WE THEN EXITED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE END OF THE 1000 FT MARKER. WE THEN NOTIFIED ALL THE AUTHORITIES. ## Other reports on N1260Z (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20040221010599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040221010599I), Feb 21, 2004: Beech N35 (N1260Z), Chickasha, OK, Minor damage. (-23) Preflighted aircraft. A/c had not flown in over a month and required a jumpstart. Door popped open on first takeoff and required landing to close door.… - [Accident 19740131003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131003429A), Jan 31, 1974: Beech N35 (N1260Z), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Un to extend ldg gr. Plt ovrshot foamd part of rwy. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.