Narrative:

My plane, bonanza, suffered a landing gear partially extended on a visual approach to a well-marked and maintained runway. Although the field seems to have a steady flow of light traffic, including scheduled connecting service, no information on wind, altimeter or temperature was voluntarily offered on frequency. The airport office was staffed by 3 people and was equipped to broadcast yet the 3 of us in the pattern had to sort out our sequence putting additional pressure and distraction into the mix. I believe my occurrence was a mechanically caused event yet knowing the runway was not entirely 'mine' while on approach and when controling the stricken aircraft to a halt was a needless distraction. There was no substantial damage to the aircraft and no personal injury. No NTSB report is required for this landing incident. The plane was jacked up, gear were locked, and was towed to the ramp. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the landing was normal and smooth with no indication the nose gear was unsafe. The reporter said the airplane was jacked up and the landing gear pinned and towed to the ramp. The reporter stated the gear was checked and found to have the down lock spring broken and the bellcrank extend rod end broken. The reporter stated the damage was to the propeller, engine and belly skin.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH A35 ON LNDG EXPERIENCED THE NOSE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSE INCURRING DAMAGE CAUSED BY A BROKEN DOWN LOCK SPRING AND EXTEND ROD.

Narrative: MY PLANE, BONANZA, SUFFERED A LNDG GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED ON A VISUAL APCH TO A WELL-MARKED AND MAINTAINED RWY. ALTHOUGH THE FIELD SEEMS TO HAVE A STEADY FLOW OF LIGHT TFC, INCLUDING SCHEDULED CONNECTING SVC, NO INFO ON WIND, ALTIMETER OR TEMP WAS VOLUNTARILY OFFERED ON FREQ. THE ARPT OFFICE WAS STAFFED BY 3 PEOPLE AND WAS EQUIPPED TO BROADCAST YET THE 3 OF US IN THE PATTERN HAD TO SORT OUT OUR SEQUENCE PUTTING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE AND DISTR INTO THE MIX. I BELIEVE MY OCCURRENCE WAS A MECHANICALLY CAUSED EVENT YET KNOWING THE RWY WAS NOT ENTIRELY 'MINE' WHILE ON APCH AND WHEN CTLING THE STRICKEN ACFT TO A HALT WAS A NEEDLESS DISTR. THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND NO PERSONAL INJURY. NO NTSB RPT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS LNDG INCIDENT. THE PLANE WAS JACKED UP, GEAR WERE LOCKED, AND WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE LNDG WAS NORMAL AND SMOOTH WITH NO INDICATION THE NOSE GEAR WAS UNSAFE. THE RPTR SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS JACKED UP AND THE LNDG GEAR PINNED AND TOWED TO THE RAMP. THE RPTR STATED THE GEAR WAS CHKED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE DOWN LOCK SPRING BROKEN AND THE BELLCRANK EXTEND ROD END BROKEN. THE RPTR STATED THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROP, ENG AND BELLY SKIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.