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A pilot reports he was at a fast taxi on the runway; testing out two noise canceling headsets in a beech bonanza E35; when the nose landing gear collapsed with minor damage to the airplane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 840876 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0 Flight Crew Total 1500 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
Airplane is in the process of being restored. I was at a fast taxi on the runway testing out 2 noise cancelling headsets; when the gear collapsed with minor damage to the airplane. The airplane was raised and removed from the runway promptly. Due to lack of traffic; there were no conflicts with incoming or out going traffic. The reason for the gear collapse is unknown; but is being investigated by an ai (authorized inspector). I think the incident could have been avoided by not trying to test headsets while moving on the ground. There is also some sort of mechanical problem involved that has not yet been determined.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Pilot reports he was at a fast taxi on the runway; testing out two noise canceling headsets in a Beech Bonanza E35; when the nose landing gear collapsed with minor damage to the airplane.
Narrative: Airplane is in the process of being restored. I was at a fast taxi on the runway testing out 2 noise cancelling headsets; when the gear collapsed with minor damage to the airplane. The airplane was raised and removed from the runway promptly. Due to lack of traffic; there were no conflicts with incoming or out going traffic. The reason for the gear collapse is unknown; but is being investigated by an AI (Authorized Inspector). I think the incident could have been avoided by not trying to test headsets while moving on the ground. There is also some sort of mechanical problem involved that has not yet been determined.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.