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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Dallas, TX · July 22, 2001

Date
July 22, 2001 · 06:00 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Redbird Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N702TS
Reported as
Beech M35
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that he had 5-8 gal in r main and 10 gal in r aux tank. No fuel available on field this am, was planning to fly 8 miles to F25 to slf serv. Taxi out on r main switched to aux just before roll out, rotated , sucked up gear, engine quit, put it back down with gear up 1000 to 1500 ft before the end of rwy 31. Bent prop damaged skin on belly. FAA inspector looked at airplane two days later, gear doors were closed, no wing damage. Engine appeared to be making power when propeller contacted rwy. All 3 blades were striated fwd.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD 5-8 GAL IN R MAIN AND 10 GAL IN R AUX TANK. NO FUEL AVAILABLE ON FIELD THIS AM, WAS PLANNING TO FLY 8 MILES TO F25 TO SLF SERV. TAXI OUT ON R MAIN SWITCHED TO AUX JUST BEFORE ROLL OUT, ROTATED , SUCKED UP GEAR, ENGINE QUIT, PUT IT BACK DOWN WITH GEAR UP 1000 TO 1500 FT BEFORE THE END OF RWY 31. BENT PROP DAMAGED SKIN ON BELLY. FAA INSPECTOR LOOKED AT AIRPLANE TWO DAYS LATER, GEAR DOORS WERE CLOSED, NO WING DAMAGE. ENGINE APPEARED TO BE MAKING POWER WHEN PROPELLER CONTACTED RWY. ALL 3 BLADES WERE STRIATED FWD.