# Incident 20240110004629I: Beech S35, Chesterfield, MO, January 10, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2024, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N861T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240110004629I

## Narrative

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

JANUARY 10, 2024 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE UPON LANDING AT SPIRIT OF SAINT LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE THAT INCLUDED A PROPSTRIKE, FORWARD NOSE COWLING DAMAGE, LANDING LIGHT DAMAGE, BROKEN NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD ASSEMBLY AND DAMAGE TO BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS.

PILOT STATED THAT THE EVENT OCCURED AFTER 3 SUCCESSFUL FULL STOP LANDINGS AT OTHER LOCAL AIRPORTS WHERE THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES. UPON PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING ON APPROACH INTO SUS, THE PILOT HEARD AN UNUSUAL POP. THE PILOT CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR AND STATED THAT IT WAS GREEN, SO THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE PILOT LOWERED IT TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP RESTING ON ITS NOSE WITHOUT INJURY TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N861T (2)

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

- [Accident 20250809012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250809012389A), Aug 9, 2025: Beech S35 (N861T), Lowell, MI, Substantial damage. I was notified of this incident on Monday August 11, 2025, at 1215 EST. I phoned the roc to report this event. Contacted Lowell airport (24C) manager. He…
- [Incident 20080618841349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080618841349I), Jun 18, 2008: Beech S35 (N861T), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot tried to extend the landing gear by the normal means. The gear started to extend but locked up and would not extend any further. After…

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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