# Incident 19980810028039I: Beech H35, Beaumont Port A, TX, August 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1998, 11:14 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port A, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7979D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7979D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980810028039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MR. BARRY WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT N7979D AND STATED HE DEPARTED BEAUMOUNNT MUNI TO GO TO BPT FOR A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 34. HE WAS FAST AND LANDED LONG (ABOUT TWO THIRDS DOWN THE RUNWAY). IN HINDSIGHT HE FEELS NOW HE SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND AND OR CONTINUED STRAIGHT. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TOUCH AND GO AND OR GO AROUND AND BELIEVED HE SHOULD JUST FULL STOP AND TURN OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE EXIT SPEED WAS TOO FAST AND THE AIRPLANE WAS LIGHT, SKID MARKS REVEAL THIS. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE RIGHT HAND TURN, EXCESSIVE SIDE LOADS COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO THE OVERRUN AREA HITTING THE REIL LIGHT BOX, TURNING THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TOWARD THE WEST, FURTHER MOMENTUM CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO SHEAR OFF TWO TAXI LIGHTS AT THEIR BREAKAWAY POINTS. THE AIRPLANE WAS LIFTED AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SAFETIED. IT WAS TOWED TO AN AREA  BY HANGER 4. MR. BARRY WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS MINOR SKIN DAMAGE ON THE UNDERSIDE, LEFT WINGTIP AND FLAP.

## Other reports on N7979D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000409002139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000409002139I), Apr 9, 2000: Beech H35 (N7979D), Rock Springs, WY, Minor damage. (-23) Mark b. delong was receiving his initial check out in flying a high performance retractable gear airplane. After landing, instructor verheydt ask student…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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