What happened
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(.19) On December 25, 2002, at 1130 eastern standard time, a Beech F-35, bonanza N4268B, registered to a private individual, and operated by the air transport pilot, experienced an airframe vibration while descending out of 3,500 feet 25 miles west of the hollywood north perry airport in hollywood, Florida. The pilot slowed the airplane and landed at the hollywood north perry airport without further incident. The flight was operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and passenger were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated in naples, Florida, at an unknown time. According to the pilot, while descending from 3,500 feet at 180 knots indicated airspeed for landing at the hollywood airport the airplane began to vibrate. The pilot reduced power and raised the nose of the airplane to slow it's speed. After landing, the pilot found that the empennage aft of the rear bulkhead had substantial wrinkling near the horizontal stabilizers. (-23) on December 25, 2002, at 1130 hrs. A Beech F-35 bonanza N4268B depart ed naples FL. Heading to north perry airport. The aircraft is registered to a private individual and operated by an air transport pilot. While the pilot was descending out of 3,500 feet and west of north perry airport, the pilot felt vibration in the aircraft where he pulled the power back to slow the aircraft down. The pilot and the passenger were not injured. After landing, the pilot found that the empennage aft of the rear bulkhead had substantial wrinkling near the horizontal stabilizers.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 25, 2002, AT 1130 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH F-35, BONANZA N4268B, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AND OPERATED BY THE AIR TRANSPORT PILOT, EXPERIENCED AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION WHILE DESCENDING OUT OF 3,500 FEET 25 MILES WEST OF THE HOLLYWOOD NORTH PERRY AIRPORT IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRPLANE AND LANDED AT THE HOLLYWOOD NORTH PERRY AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN NAPLES, FLORIDA, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE DESCENDING FROM 3,500 FEET AT 180 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED FOR LANDING AT THE HOLLYWOOD AIRPORT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND RAISED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO SLOW IT'S SPEED. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT FOUND THAT THE EMPENNAGE AFT OF THE REAR BULKHEAD HAD SUBSTANTIAL WRINKLING NEAR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS. (-23) ON DECEMBER 25, 2002, AT 1130 HRS. A BEECH F-35 BONANZA N4268B DEPART ED NAPLES FL. HEADING TO NORTH PERRY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY AN AIR TRANSPORT PILOT. WHILE THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING OUT OF 3,500 FEET AND WEST OF NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, THE PILOT FELT VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT WHERE HE PULLED THE POWER BACK TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT FOUND THAT THE EMPENNAGE AFT OF THE REAR BULKHEAD HAD SUBSTANTIAL WRINKLING NEAR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS.
NTSB investigation
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