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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech N35 · Wrangell, AK · May 23, 2004

Date: May 23, 2004
Place: Wrangell, AK
Airport: Wrangell
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N111K
Reported as: Beech N35
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 449 total106 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N111KRegistered now · Beech N35S/N D6786 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech N35 Engine modelContinental IO-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) N111K a BE-35 landing gear collapsed on takeoff from Wrangell, AK airport. 4 souls onboard no injuries. Minor damage to aircraft. All records, aircraft and airman in order. Collected date, pictures, statement in wrg. Cycled gear to full up and down and locked position while on jacks; all worked fine. Gear doors, prop minor damage. Right hand wing tip tank bottom scraped. Gear lights worked properly. Tach time currently 2255.8 total time 3055.5 3rd class medical for pilot done on 12-18-2002. No known reason for this gear collapse incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N111K A BE-35 LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF FROM WRANGELL, AK AIRPORT. 4 SOULS ONBOARD NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ALL RECORDS, AIRCRAFT AND AIRMAN IN ORDER. COLLECTED DATE, PICTURES, STATEMENT IN WRG. CYCLED GEAR TO FULL UP AND DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION WHILE ON JACKS; ALL WORKED FINE. GEAR DOORS, PROP MINOR DAMAGE. RIGHT HAND WING TIP TANK BOTTOM SCRAPED. GEAR LIGHTS WORKED PROPERLY. TACH TIME CURRENTLY 2255.8 TOTAL TIME 3055.5 3RD CLASS MEDICAL FOR PILOT DONE ON 12-18-2002. NO KNOWN REASON FOR THIS GEAR COLLAPSE INCIDENT.

Other reports on N111K · 1

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

Incident 20041019027019ILevel Off Touchdown · Arlington, WA(-23) Mr. Jerry pressley landed at Arlington airport on 10/19/2004, with the right main landing gear stuck in the up position. Landing was made in the grass area with minor damage to the aircraft.Oct 19, 2004 · Minor damage