# Incident 20151008023919I: Beech V35B, Hudson, NY, October 8, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2015, 20:15 local time
- Place: Hudson, NY
- Airport: Columbia County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2913° N, 73.7103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA COUNTY (1B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2913&lon=-73.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44985, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44985-2018-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-BA (registry code 17230, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151008023919I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 9 2015 THE ALBANY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) WAS NOTIFIED OF AN OCCURRENCE AT AIRPORT DESIGNATOR 1B1 ON 10/08/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:15 EDT. THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS NETWORK REPORTED: ON 10/08/2015 AT COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT(1B1)IN HUDSON NY. N44985, A BE35 SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE WING WHILE INBOUND.  THE PILOT REPORTED NOTICING A SMALL DENT IN THE WING WHILE TAXING TO THE RAMP.

THE ALBANY FSDO CONTACTED THE FBO FOR INFORMATION OF THE AIRCRAFT LOCATION. THE FBO REPORTED THAT THEIR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED IN TO POSSIBLY ASSIST, BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL. THE RESPONDING PARTY REPORTED A DEAD DEER WAS FOUND NEAR THE RUNWAY.

THE ALBANY FSDO CONTACTED THE KINGSTON/ULSTER AIRPORT (KN20) WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM TO AID IN LOCATING AIRCRAFT. THE INVOLVED AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY HANGAR.

10/13/2015 ATTEMPTED PHONE CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT OWNER (NO ANSWER) UNABLE TO LEAVE MESSAGE.

10/14/15 SENT ELECTRONIC EMAIL TO REGISTERED OWNER REQUESTING TO CONTACT THE ALBANY FSDO.

10/14/2015 THE OWNER CONTACTED THE ALBANY FSDO AND INFORMED THEM THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON ROTATION OUT OF 1B1.  HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON TO N20 DUE TO NO ABNORMAL FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS. THE ALBANY FSDO ARRANGED TO VIEW THE AIRCRAFT.

10/16/2015 A INSPECTOR FROM THE ALBANY FSDO MET WITH REGISTERED OWNER AND INSPECTED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AT N20. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING JUST FORWARD OF FUEL TANK FILLER. THE DAMAGE EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 24" IN WIDTH. THE LOWER WING SKIN DISTORTED AFT OF THE FORWARD MAIN WING SPAR JUST AFT OF THE LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. THE ALBANY FSDO DISCUSSED WITH THE REGISTERED OWNER ON THE INTENDED REPAIR. THE REGISTERED OWNER STATED HE WAS WORKING WITH A REPAIR FACILITY WITH EXTENSIVE REPAIR EXPERIENCE WITH BE35 AIRCRAFT ON POSSIBLE REPAIR OPTIONS.

12/02/15 AIRCRAFT OWNER CONTACTED ALBANY FSDO AND REPORTED RIGHT WING HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SENT TO REPAIR FACILITY FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR. THE ALBANY FSDO REQUESTED UPDATE WHEN REPAIR IS EVALUATED FOR POSSIBLE RECLASSIFICATION TO ACCIDENT.

01/19/2016 THE REGISTERED OWNER CONTACTED THE ALBANY FSDO UPDATING THE REPAIR TO THE WING WILL NOT INVOLVE ANY REPAIR TO THE SPAR AND NO INTERNAL HIDDEN DAMAGE WAS FOUND.

THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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