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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Abingdon, VA · May 9, 1997

Date: May 9, 1997 · 20:30 local
Place: Abingdon, VA
Airport: Virginia Highland Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6689J
Reported as: Beech V35B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total1,100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N6689JRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10321 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-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.

Narrative: while attempting to land on runway 24 at the Abingdon, Virginia (vji)airport, Beech bonanza, N6689J piloted by j.m. duncan, encountered wind gusts which momentarily caused the aircraft to become airborne and drift off to the left side of the runway and into the grass. The aircraft continued to taxi in the grass up to the ramp area. While attempting to taxi onto the asphalt, the nose gear struck the shoulder of the asphalt ramp and collapsed, causing minor damage but no injuries to the occupants. The aircraft remained at the vji airport pending repairs. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE ABINGDON, VIRGINIA (VJI)AIRPORT, BEECH BONANZA, N6689J PILOTED BY J.M. DUNCAN, ENCOUNTERED WIND GUSTS WHICH MOMENTARILY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND DRIFT OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI IN THE GRASS UP TO THE RAMP AREA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI ONTO THE ASPHALT, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE SHOULDER OF THE ASPHALT RAMP AND COLLAPSED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE BUT NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AT THE VJI AIRPORT PENDING REPAIRS. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.