# Incident 20220909019739I: Beech N35, Holister, CA, September 9, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2022, 09:45 local time
- Place: Holister, CA
- Airport: Holister Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1298Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1298Z) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909019739I

## Narrative

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

DOWN WIND TO RWY 32 LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED.

A LOUD POP OCCURRED.

PILOT REPORTS ALL INDICATIONS LOOKED NORMAL.

PILOT THEN EXTENDED FLAPS, THE AIR SPEED WAS STABLE AT 100 MPH

ON TOUCHDOWN WITH THROTTLES RETARDED LEFT PATTERN THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED.

THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY LOWERED AND TOUCHED DOWN TO THE GROUND WITHOUT A NOSE WHEEL.

THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUNG AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN GROUND DOWN TAKING THE BRUNT OF THE DAMAGE.

THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND LOCKED IN THE NORMAL POSITION.

NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE OR FIREWALL.

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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