20231016019489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Mena, AR · October 16, 2023

Date: October 16, 2023 · 14:00 local
Place: Mena, AR
Airport: Mena Intermountain Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N924V
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,468 total

N924VRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9702 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed stuttgart, AR (ksgt) en route to Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (kmez). Aircraft made normal approach and landing onto runway 27 at kmez. After landing and rolling at taxi speed towards intersection for taxiway A2 nose landing gear collapsed causing propeller to strike surface and nose of aircraft to slide to a stop. Airport manager contacted little rock FSDO to report incident. PIC contacted roc to report incident.

ASI traveled to scene, performed inspection of aircraft, no anomalies observed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED STUTTGART, AR (KSGT) EN ROUTE TO MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMEZ). AIRCRAFT MADE NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING ONTO RUNWAY 27 AT KMEZ. AFTER LANDING AND ROLLING AT TAXI SPEED TOWARDS INTERSECTION FOR TAXIWAY A2 NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING PROPELLER TO STRIKE SURFACE AND NOSE OF AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE TO A STOP. AIRPORT MANAGER CONTACTED LITTLE ROCK FSDO TO REPORT INCIDENT. PIC CONTACTED ROC TO REPORT INCIDENT.

ASI TRAVELED TO SCENE, PERFORMED INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, NO ANOMALIES OBSERVED.