19890523027539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Alamosa, CO · May 23, 1989

Date: May 23, 1989 · 21:00 local
Place: Alamosa, CO
Airport: San Luis Valley/Bergman Field
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N421TM
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total500 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N421TMRegistered now · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0659 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 421B Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hit a large dog on takeoff run. Aborted. Damage to left propeller and flaps. Also damaged landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

HIT A LARGE DOG ON TAKEOFF RUN. ABORTED. DAMAGE TO LEFT PROPELLER AND FLAPS. ALSO DAMAGED LANDING GEAR.