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FAA incident report · Beech 35-B33 · Byron, CA · September 29, 1997

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Date
September 29, 1997 · 22:45 local
Place
Byron, CA
Airport
Byron Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6886Q
Reported as
Beech 35B33
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
380 total275 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N6886QRegistered now · Beech 35-B33S/N CD-805 · Built 1964Airframe modelBeech 35-B33Engine modelContinental I0-470 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: 10-09-97 conducted scene investigation, and pilot interview. Pilot stated that while returning to home airport, Byron, CA (C83) at approximately 2245 local, the runway lights were on. While on short final to runway 23, approximate altitude 200' the runway lights (rwy 23) went off. The pilot stated that she proceeded to land due to the close proximity of the landing threshold. Pilot stated that she thought she had made contact with, and was on the runway surface area until she encountered a one foot high dirt berm and then continued sliding for approximately 400 feet. Airworthiness inspector jody radcliffe and geniene bertram, aviation safety technician, conducted an inspection which revealed a bent propeller, cowling damage, and a sheared off nose wheel. There were no injuries to the sole occupant. Factors contributing to this incident: 1) runway lights are on from 1800 time until 2200L. After 2200L, the runway lighting reverts to pilot control lighting which is activated on a ctaf/unicom frequency by pushing the microphone button down a number of times depending on light intensity desired. The ctaf/unicom frequency of 123.05 for Byron Airport is also shared by several uncontrolled airports in the area. 2) the dirt berm 400 feet from the runway threshold caused damage to the aircraft. privacy data omitted Closed

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: 10-09-97 CONDUCTED SCENE INVESTIGATION, AND PILOT INTERVIEW. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE RETURNING TO HOME AIRPORT, BYRON, CA (C83) AT APPROXIMATELY 2245 LOCAL, THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE ON. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 23, APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE 200' THE RUNWAY LIGHTS (RWY 23) WENT OFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE PROCEEDED TO LAND DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE LANDING THRESHOLD. PILOT STATED THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD MADE CONTACT WITH, AND WAS ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE AREA UNTIL SHE ENCOUNTERED A ONE FOOT HIGH DIRT BERM AND THEN CONTINUED SLIDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET. AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR JODY RADCLIFFE AND GENIENE BERTRAM, AVIATION SAFETY TECHNICIAN, CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION WHICH REVEALED A BENT PROPELLER, COWLING DAMAGE, AND A SHEARED OFF NOSE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCIDENT: 1) RUNWAY LIGHTS ARE ON FROM 1800 TIME UNTIL 2200L. AFTER 2200L, THE RUNWAY LIGHTING REVERTS TO PILOT CONTROL LIGHTING WHICH IS ACTIVATED ON A CTAF/UNICOM FREQUENCY BY PUSHING THE MICROPHONE BUTTON DOWN A NUMBER OF TIMES DEPENDING ON LIGHT INTENSITY DESIRED. THE CTAF/UNICOM FREQUENCY OF 123.05 FOR BYRON AIRPORT IS ALSO SHARED BY SEVERAL UNCONTROLLED AIRPORTS IN THE AREA. 2) THE DIRT BERM 400 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLOSED