# Incident 20210514005479I: Beech M35, North Las Vegas, NV, May 14, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2021, 16:05 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9855R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9855R-2022-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210514005479I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO KVGT FROM 1G4 (GRAND CANYON WEST AIRPORT).  AT APPROXIMATELY 4:10 PM (PDT) THE PILOT EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING ON RWY 12R USING PARTIAL FLAPS DUE TO THE CROSSWIND.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE ELECTED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS TO ASSIST WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL (CROSSWIND) AND INCREASE WEIGHT ON THE MAINS TO AID IN BRAKING.  THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE GEAR SWITCH TO THE ?UP? POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS BEFORE HE REALIZED THE ERROR AND RETURNED IT TO THE ?DOWN? POSITION.  ABOUT TWO SECONDS LATER, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

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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