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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C35 · Tucson, AZ · May 22, 2015

Date: May 22, 2015 · 09:09 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N39X
Reported as: Beech C35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N39XRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2021 · Beech C35S/N D-3308 · Built 1952 Airframe modelBeech C35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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 reports that at about the time he was at take-off speed, he felt a gust of wind that made the aircraft lift off the runway early, then the aircraft settled back down and the front tire blew. The nose tire and wheel assembly were damaged. The aircraft was taxied off the runway, but had to be towed back to the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTS THAT AT ABOUT THE TIME HE WAS AT TAKE-OFF SPEED, HE FELT A GUST OF WIND THAT MADE THE AIRCRAFT LIFT OFF THE RUNWAY EARLY, THEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN AND THE FRONT TIRE BLEW. THE NOSE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY, BUT HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE RAMP.

Other reports on N39X · 1

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

Incident 19900605029929ILevel Off Touchdown · Connersville, INPilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.Jun 5, 1990 · Minor damage