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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech P35BEECH · Grass Valley, CA · March 27, 1995

Date: March 27, 1995 · 19:30 local
Place: Grass Valley, CA
Airport: Nevada County Airpark
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9740
Reported as: Beech P35BEECH
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total600 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: Mr. Schwarz checked the weather prior to departure from santa rosa, CA. He did not check the NOTAMS. The airport was closed, and a NOTAM filed. Due to snow on the runway, Mr. Schwarz stated he landed and did not see the snow down the runway. He stated he did not brake because the runway was wet. The right wing hit a snow bank, the aircraft hit nose first into the snow bank. Causing minor damage to the wingtip and nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. SCHWARZ CHECKED THE WEATHER PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM SANTA ROSA, CA. HE DID NOT CHECK THE NOTAMS. THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED, AND A NOTAM FILED. DUE TO SNOW ON THE RUNWAY, MR. SCHWARZ STATED HE LANDED AND DID NOT SEE THE SNOW DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE DID NOT BRAKE BECAUSE THE RUNWAY WAS WET. THE RIGHT WING HIT A SNOW BANK, THE AIRCRAFT HIT NOSE FIRST INTO THE SNOW BANK. CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP AND NOSE GEAR.