# Accident 20220605022189A: Beech 35-A33, Mesquite, TX, June 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2022, 17:50 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Airport: Mesquite Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7546° N, 96.5303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7546&lon=-96.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9475Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9475Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220605022189A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 5, 2022, ABOUT 17:50 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1961 BEECH 35-A33, REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER CD-296, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE MESQUITE METRO AIRPORT-HQZ LOCATED IN TEXAS. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS / FAMILY MEMBERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONNEL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE MADE A NORMAL LANDING. AFTER ROLL OUT, WHILE TAXIING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY BOTH MAINS. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED FOR APPROX. 100FT BEFORE COMING TO REST ON RUNWAY 18. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE’S BELLY, EACH INNER MAIN GEAR DOORS AND NOSE GEAR DOOR. THE PILOT REPORT THAT THERE WERE NO PRE-ACCIDENT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURE WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDE NORMAL OPERATIONS. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT HQZ WERE @ 17:50CDT, VMC-DAY, TEMP 80.F’/DEW POINT 64.F’, WIND 12 / 20 KTS @ 90’ AND VISIBILITY 10 MILES. THE AIRPLANES WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED TO A SECURED LOCATION. DURING THIS INVESTIGATION, THE HQZ AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER REPORTED THAT ALL TRAFFIC WAS ON SOUTH FLOW, LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT N9475Y LANDED LONG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A SLOW STOP AND TURNING RIGHT ON TAXIWAY ECHO WHEN ATC OBSERVED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEANING WHEN THE RIGHT GEAR FELL, TOO. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE (FROM APPROACH TO FLAIR) THE AIRCRAFT’S GEAR WAS DOWN AND ATC WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY ON THE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN22LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA259), Jun 5, 2022: Beech 35 (N9475Y), Mesquite, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collapse of the airplane’s landing gear during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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