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FAA accident report · Beech S35 · Lakeville, MN · July 24, 2002

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Date
July 24, 2002 · 08:00 local
Place
Lakeville, MN
Airport
Airlake Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6162G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI02LA209
Reported as
Beech S35
N6162GRegistration cancelled May 12, 2010 · Beech S35S/N D-7574 · Built 1964Airframe modelBeech S35Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Landing runway 30 at Airlake municipal airport. Runway has 391 foot displaced threshold. Aircraft struck approach light assembly located at pavement edge of displaced threshold, approximately 400 feet from runway, and approximately 1,400 feet from the touchdown aimpoint. The approach light assembly is about 4 1/2 feet above the surface at the edge of the paved area. The aircraft struck four of the five lights in the assembly with its right wing. The light housings and structure dented and punctured the wing leading edge, undersurface and flap, and bent the aft wing spar. The runway is equipped with a PAPI on the right hand side, abeam the touchdown aim point. (.19) on July 23, 2002, at 0800 central daylight time, a Beech S35, N6162G, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it impacted runway approach lights during approach and landing on runway 30 (4,098 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at the Airlake Airport (lvn), minneapolis, Minnesota. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and two passengers were uninjured. The flight originated at an unknown plac e and time and was en route to lvn.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LANDING RUNWAY 30 AT AIRLAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. RUNWAY HAS 391 FOOT DISPLACED THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK APPROACH LIGHT ASSEMBLY LOCATED AT PAVEMENT EDGE OF DISPLACED THRESHOLD, APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM RUNWAY, AND APPROXIMATELY 1,400 FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN AIMPOINT. THE APPROACH LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS ABOUT 4 1/2 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE AT THE EDGE OF THE PAVED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK FOUR OF THE FIVE LIGHTS IN THE ASSEMBLY WITH ITS RIGHT WING. THE LIGHT HOUSINGS AND STRUCTURE DENTED AND PUNCTURED THE WING LEADING EDGE, UNDERSURFACE AND FLAP, AND BENT THE AFT WING SPAR. THE RUNWAY IS EQUIPPED WITH A PAPI ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, ABEAM THE TOUCHDOWN AIM POINT. (.19) ON JULY 23, 2002, AT 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH S35, N6162G, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHTS DURING APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 (4,098 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE AIRLAKE AIRPORT (LVN), MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AN UNKNOWN PLAC E AND TIME AND WAS EN ROUTE TO LVN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMinneapolis, MNThe proper glide path not obtained/maintained by the pilot. The approach lights were a contributing factor.Jul 24, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6162G · 1

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

Accident 19740916031459AForced/Precautionary Landing · Rimrock, AZPilot selected empty fuel tankSep 16, 1974 · Substantial damage