# Incident 20100423032399I: Beech V35A, Tower, MN, April 23, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2010, 06:10 local time
- Place: Tower, MN
- Airport: Tower Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8182° N, 92.2861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TOWER MUNI (12D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8182&lon=-92.2861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL IO 520 BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 301 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100423032399I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 23, 2010 AT 0610 N57TC BEGAN ITS' TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE TOWER AIRPORT (12D) ON RUNWAY 26. AFTER ROLLING 250 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, PILOT ARDEN NIEMI SPOTTED TWO DEER ON THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF HIM. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL BRAKING AND SWERVED LEFT TO AVOID THE ANIMALS, THE AIRCRAFT SKID FOR 115 FEET UNTIL IT DEPARTED THE PAVEMENT AND ENDED UP IN A SWAMPY DITCH NOSE DOWN 123 FEET FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26, 400 FEET DOWN FROM THE THRESHOLD.

## Other reports on N57TC (1)

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

- [Incident 20030730019499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030730019499I), Jul 30, 2003: Beech V35A (N57TC), Moorhead, MN, Minor damage. (-23) During roll out, pilot made the decision to raise the flaps for better braking for next turnout, but instead of raising flaps, raised the landing gear.…

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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