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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Brighton, CO · March 30, 2013

Date
March 30, 2013 · 18:15 local
Place
Brighton, CO
Airport
Brighton Van Aire
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5532D
Reported as
Beech H35
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total40 in this make and model3 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.

On Saturday March 30, 2013 at approximately 1815 local MDT, a Beechcraft bonanza, N5532D, had a gear collapse incident while taxiing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time with no planned intention for flight. There was one occupant aboard. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the owner/pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON SATURDAY MARCH 30, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 LOCAL MDT, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, N5532D, HAD A GEAR COLLAPSE INCIDENT WHILE TAXIING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH NO PLANNED INTENTION FOR FLIGHT. THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT ABOARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE OWNER/PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.