What happened
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On January 25, 2013, at approximately 1426 PST, a Beechcraft V35B, N65Y, owned and operated by a commercial pilot, sustained minor damage to the nose landing gear and propeller after it ran off the end of runway 15 during landing at Rio Vista Municipal Airport (O88), rio Vista, California. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 during day visual meteorological conditions, on a VFR flight plan that originated from benton field airport (O85), redding California, en route to livermore municipal airport (lvk), livermore California. The pilot reported no injuries.
The pilot stated that he diverted to rio Vista airport for fuel. During the roll-out phase of the landing, the pilot stated that he waited too long before he applied brakes. The airplane traveled few feet past the end of the runway, subsequently, the nose landing gear collapsed causing the propeller to strike the ground.
A review of the airplane?s maintenance records revealed that the airplane underwent its most recent annual inspection on December 4, 2012.
44709 Reexamination was recommended.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 25, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1426 PST, A BEECHCRAFT V35B, N65Y, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER AFTER IT RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 15 DURING LANDING AT RIO VISTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (O88), RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 DURING DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN THAT ORIGINATED FROM BENTON FIELD AIRPORT (O85), REDDING CALIFORNIA, EN ROUTE TO LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LVK), LIVERMORE CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIVERTED TO RIO VISTA AIRPORT FOR FUEL. DURING THE ROLL-OUT PHASE OF THE LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAITED TOO LONG BEFORE HE APPLIED BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED FEW FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.
A REVIEW OF THE AIRPLANE?S MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE UNDERWENT ITS MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION ON DECEMBER 4, 2012.
44709 REEXAMINATION WAS RECOMMENDED.
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