# Accident 20010320006559A: Beech C35BEECH, Fullerton, CA, March 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2001, 17:37 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8756° N, 117.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8756&lon=-117.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7MK-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,265 total, 1,164 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320006559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC/CFI GIVING TRANSITION TRAINING TO PILOT/OWNER. AFTER LANDING AT FUL THE OWNER/PILOT INDICATED THAT THE A/C WAS VEERING TO THE RIGHT AFTER APPLYING LEFT AIRLERON TO CORRECT FOR CROSSWIND. THE RIGHT SING AND TIP TANK STRUCK THE INTERSECTION SIGN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC/CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE A/C AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. ON DOWNWIND, AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS COMPLETED. ON A LONG FINAL FOR RUNWAY 24, THEY REQUESTED FUL TOWER. ACCOMPLISH A VISUAL CHECK OF THE GEAR. THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND THERE APPEARED TO BE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT WING. THEY THEN REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH AND A RIGHT CROSSWIND DEPARTURE FOR WHITEMAN AIRPORT WHICH WAS APPROVED. THE LANDING AT WHITEMAN WAS NORMAL. (SEE ATTACHED) (.4) ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY EXIT SIGN AS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ABORTED THE LANDING THEN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT HOME BASE. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE OWNER. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT OBSERVED A 5-KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT A                                                    ND APPLIED LEFT AILERON TO CORRECT FOR IT. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CONTACTING THE RUNWAY EXIT SIGN. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE, THE INNER LANDING GEAR DOOR, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATING ARM, AND THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AFT BULKHEAD THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR WAS ELECTRICALLY TESTED WITH NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES NOTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA143), Mar 21, 2001: Beech C35 (N7MK), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The premature retraction of the landing gear and the failure of the CFI to properly supervise the flight.

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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