19970531014909I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech S35 · Upland, CA · May 31, 1997

Date: May 31, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place: Upland, CA
Airport: Cable Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5830K
Reported as: Beech S35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N5830KRegistered now · Beech S35S/N D-7890 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech S35 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: on Saturday, may 31, 1997, at approximately 1200 pdst, PIC floyd debolt landed at Cable Airport in Upland, CA from long beach airport to pick up his girlfriend to take her to big bear airport. Upon turning off the runway past taxiway delta, the nose gear completely collapsed and the main gears partially collapsed. The flaps were still in the fully extended position. The circuit breaker was popped for the landing gear. The pilot was not injured. Approximately twenty minutes after the incident, the pilot collapsed on the runway and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital from a heart attack. Upland police case no 97151018. This incident investigation is now closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 PDST, PIC FLOYD DEBOLT LANDED AT CABLE AIRPORT IN UPLAND, CA FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT TO PICK UP HIS GIRLFRIEND TO TAKE HER TO BIG BEAR AIRPORT. UPON TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY PAST TAXIWAY DELTA, THE NOSE GEAR COMPLETELY COLLAPSED AND THE MAIN GEARS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE FLAPS WERE STILL IN THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITION. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED FOR THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT COLLAPSED ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD UPON ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL FROM A HEART ATTACK. UPLAND POLICE CASE NO 97151018. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS NOW CLOSED.