# Accident 20030810020329A: Beech J35, Avon Park, FL, August 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Airport: Avon Park Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5911° N, 81.5278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5911&lon=-81.5278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4975B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4975B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810020329A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA03LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA169), Aug 10, 2003: Beech 35J (N4975B), Avon Park, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N4975B (1)

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

- [Incident 20240507004869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240507004869I), May 7, 2024: Beech J35 (N4975B), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. On 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…

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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