# Incident 19990620024209I: Beech P35, Concord, CA, June 20, 1999 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 20, 1999, 14:00 local time - Place: Concord, CA - Airport: Buchanan Field - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1528S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1528S) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH P35 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990620024209I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) 06-30-99 1005 HOURS WOODLAND AVIATION, JAMIE SCHOPER PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA ^ CALLED REQUEST A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. MR. RON SANOS ALSO FROM WOODLAND AVIATION CALLED AT 1050 HOURS STATING THE PILOT ON TAXI FOR DEPARTURE FROM CONCORD WAS TURNING AND THE LEFT WING TIP HIT A POST AND THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. PILOT WAS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS THREE OWNERS: BRENT WILSON CERT. #553840034, RICHARD BIRDSALL #50152436, AND LLOYD BENTLEY #559044879. MR. WILSON WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND AT THE TIME OF THE INDENT. ISSUED SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR N1528S, TACH TIME 2503.5. MEET WITH DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE MR. RON SANOW FROM WOODLAND AVIATION AT 0800 CONCORD AIRPORT. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS IN TRANSIENT DROPPING OFF A PASSENGER AT A LOCAL HOTEL AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PARK AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE EXIT GATE. TWO FEET FROM THE GATE WAS A FIVE FOOT TALL AND SIX INCH DIAMETER STEEL BOX FOR TIE DOWN FEE'S. THE PILOT SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE FEE BOX WITH THE LEFT LEADING EDGE WING JUST INBOARD OF THE TIP CAP. THE IMPACT CRUSHED THE LEADING EDGE IN. ALSO, DAMAGED WAS TWO OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SUPPORT RIBS AND SIX SCREWS HOLES WERE TORE O UT OF THE TIP CAP. INSPECTED THE SPAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE, WOODLAND AVIATION CUT OUT THE DAMAGED AREA ABOUT (18 INCHES) OF LEADING EDGE AND RAPPED IT WITH A TEMP. SECTION OF 2024-T3 0.032. THIS WAS RIVETED USING BLIND FASTENERS AND TAPE OVER THE EDGES TO SMOOTH THE AIRFLOW. REVIEWED THE AIRCRAFT POH, AND FLIGHT MANUAL. ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT FROM 1 JULY TO 2 JULY, 1999. 07-02-99 CALLED WOODLAND AVIATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED ON 7-1-99 TO WOODLAND AVIATION. NOTIFIED SACRAMENTO FSDO THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO THEIR DISTRICT AND THIS AIRCRAFT IS BASED OUT OF RIO LINDA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN UNDER PART 91 NOT FOR COMPENSATION OF HIRE, BUT FOR PLEASURE. 7-1-99 INSPECTOR CARR, SPOKE TO THE MR. WILSON REQUESTING A WRITTEN STATEMENT. HE RETURNED THE PHONE CALL SAYING HE HASN'T GOT A STATEMENT DONE YET, BUT WILL SEND IT IN AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 7-8-99 TELEPHONE MR. WILSON AT PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REQUESTING HIS WRITTEN REPORT OF THE AIRCRAFT MISHAP AT THE CONCORD AIRPORT. LEFT VOICE MESSAGE ON HIS ANSWER MACHINE. GAVE OFFICE ADDRESS, PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR RESPONSE. 7-9-99 MR. WILSON RETURNED PHONE CALL, STATING HE HAS A COPY ON HIS STATEMENT HE WILL MAIL TODAY TO THE FSDO. RECEIVED STATEMENT IN MAIL. PROCESSED FORM 8020-23 PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAND CARRIED THE FILE TO OPS MANAGER JARED WEAVER FOR FURTHER ACTION. CONSIDERED THIS ITEM CLOSED. DDP. ## Other reports on N1528S (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19741223042269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741223042269A), Dec 23, 1974: Beech P35BEECH (N1528S), KS, Substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.