# Incident 20171224023769I: Beech B35, Destin, FL, December 24, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2017, 15:40 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4813° N, 86.5158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-86.5158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5079C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5079C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171224023769I

## Narrative

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

N5079C WAS ENROUTE TO COLLEGE STATION, TX (CLL) FROM NEW SYMRNE BEACH, FL (EVB). N5079C MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT DESTIN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT(DTS) DUE TO A LOSS OF RADIO COMMUNICAITONS. UPON LANDING AND ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 32, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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