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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Fullerton, CA · July 15, 2011

Date
July 15, 2011 · 16:15 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal Aiport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9598R
Reported as
Beech M35
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,400 total1,900 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot returning to Fullerton in a Beechcraft M-35 bonanza. After normal approach and touchdown on runway 24 the aircraft veered to the right. Pilot believes that his shoe got caught in a rudder pedal. The aircraft left the runway striking a runway taxiway light and a runway marker. Minor damage was to the right landing gear door.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RETURNING TO FULLERTON IN A BEECHCRAFT M-35 BONANZA. AFTER NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 24 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. PILOT BELIEVES THAT HIS SHOE GOT CAUGHT IN A RUDDER PEDAL. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY TAXIWAY LIGHT AND A RUNWAY MARKER. MINOR DAMAGE WAS TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOOR.