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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech J35 · Avon Park, FL · August 10, 2003

Date: August 10, 2003 · 16:30 local
Place: Avon Park, FL
Airport: Avon Park Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4975B
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03LA169
Reported as: Beech J35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total10 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N4975BRegistered now · Beech J35S/N D-5567 Airframe modelBeech J35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N4975B when landing on runway 22, Avon Park, FL, aircraft ran into approx. (1) foot of standing water on the runway, pulling aircraft to the right and off the runway. With substantial damage to the right wing. After the accident both runways were closed due to standing water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N4975B WHEN LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, AVON PARK, FL, AIRCRAFT RAN INTO APPROX. (1) FOOT OF STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY, PULLING AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. AFTER THE ACCIDENT BOTH RUNWAYS WERE CLOSED DUE TO STANDING WATER.

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 MIA03LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAvon Park, FLThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the airplane drifting to the right, encountering standing water on the runway edge, and running off the runway where it incurred substantial damage.Aug 10, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4975B · 1

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

Incident 20240507004869ILanding: Touchdown · Punta Gorda, FLOn may 7, 2024, at approximately 14:43 EST, [privacy data omitted] a Beech J35, s/n D-5567, registered to [privacy data omitted]landed at pgd with the gear in the up position. Visual flight rules prevailed at the time of the incident. The pilot was uninjured.…May 7, 2024 · Minor damage