# Incident 20231003022469I: Beech A36, Mckinney, TX, October 3, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2023, 14:26 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Mckinney Ntl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1771° N, 96.5888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MCKINNEY NTL (TKI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1771&lon=-96.5888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67230, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231003022469I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD DEPARTED FROM ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXEC AIRPORT (1F0), ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA FLYING TO MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT (TKI), MCKINNEY, TEXAS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DID NOT REPORT ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH THE APPROACH OTHER THAN THE AIRPLANE WAS NOTICEABLY SLOWER ACROSS THE GROUND DUE TO A HEADWIND. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.

THE PIC STATED THAT WITHIN 3 SECONDS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN BUT KEPT DROPPING UNTIL THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE COULD FEEL THE PLANE'S LEFT MAIN BEGIN TO RETRACT. THE LEFT WING STARTED TO DROP AND THE PLANE SLID TO THE LEFT.

THE PIC STATED THAT HE INFORMED TKI CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL THAT HIS AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND HE WOULD REQUIRE ASSISTANCE.

## Other reports on N67230 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890714038329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714038329I), Jul 14, 1989: Beech A36 (N67230), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Unable to get left gear down. Made a gear up landing.

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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