# Incident 20080621844389I: Beech A36TC, Klamath Falls, OR, June 21, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2008, 18:00 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99VM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99VM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,032 total, 963 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621844389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED HE "HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE ON TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNAWARE OF THE STRIKE."  HE MENTIONED NO VIBRATION IN THE CONTROLS OR ABNORMAL READINGS IN THE GAUGES WERE SEEN DURING THE FLIGHT.  HE WAS AWARE OF SOME DAMAGE CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE PILOT BELIEVED HE HAD A DOWNDRAFT ON TAKEOFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROPELLER STRIKE.  AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW TO REDMOND THE HAVE THE CONTROLLERS LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT TO LOOK FOR DAMAGE.  NONE WAS SEEN.  THE PILOT THEN FLEW TO BEND, LANDED SAFELY AND SAW THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.  A TRIP IS PLANNED TO LOOK AT LOGBOOKS AND TALK TO BOTH THE MECHANIC AND PILOT TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

## Other reports on N99VM (3)

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

- [Incident 20120907018939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120907018939I), Sep 7, 2012: Beech A36TC (N99VM), Bend, OR, Minor damage. Pilot in command failed to place the landing gear lever to the down position due to a distraction on the radio frequency. As a result, the A36TC aircraft…
- [Incident 20100910045599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100910045599I), Sep 10, 2010: Beech A36TC (N99VM), Sun River, OR, Minor damage. Pilot daniel skotte was attempting to fly from klamath falls, OR to the bend, OR airport. He reported loss of electrical power in his airplane. Mr. Skotte…
- [Incident 19850926056489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850926056489I), Sep 26, 1985: Beech A36TC (N99VM), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Unable to restart engine after failure. Landed in field using partial flaps. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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