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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Granbury, TX · May 28, 2016

Date
May 28, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place
Granbury, TX
Airport
Granbury
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5569N
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Statement:

On may 28, 2016 I was flying duel with an instructor to complete a flight review, I had previously completed the required courses for my next wings level and was completing the flights for the flying portion. While doing a simulated soft field takeoff at Granbury Airport, kgdj, I held the yoke back and added full power. As the airspeed increased, I released some of the back pressure. The instructor said that looks good right there. Now just let it fly off. As we climbed into ground effect with a relatively high angle of attack, what little wind there was must have stopped and the left wing tip tank touched the runway. We did not realize it, but as a precaution we returned to the airport and discovered that the aft portion of the tip tank was scraped. No other damage was noticed and we completed the flight review as planned. About 10 days later as I was cleaning the airplane, I noticed a slight wrinkle in the upper skin on the outboard section of the wing.

privacy data omitted Statement:

Statement regarding aircraft incident on may 28, 2016

? Location: Granbury Airport (kgdj)

? Aircraft: 1990 Beechcraft A-36 (bonanza)

? Registration: N5569N

? PIC: privacy data omitted FAA certificate privacy data omitted

? CFI: privacy data omitted

? Weather day, VFR

This event occurred during a 14 CFR 61.56 flight review.

During the demonstration of a soft field takeoff on runway 14, takeoff parameters were normal. Aircraft and engine were operating normally and there were no system anomalies or obstructions.

Back pressure on the control yoke was being applied to keep weight off nose wheel.

During lift-off and in a nose-high attitude, I believe we encountered a small wind gust from the right.

The aircraft, while still in ground effect, rolled slightly to the left and the left wing tip fuel tank (empty) touched the runway surface.

Aircraft control was immediately regained and, with insufficient runway remaining to safety stop, a normal takeoff was completed.

There were no visual indications of any physical damage from inside the aircraft and there were no control abnormalities.

We immediately returned for a precautionary landing and, upon clearing the runway, shut down, and did an external visual inspection of the aircraft for any damage.

I contacted the airport operations person on duty and asked that he check the runway for any possible damage, debris, or other abnormalities that could possibly have been attributed to this event. I was told that none were found.

We noted that the surface paint on the very bottom of the left tip tank had been scraped slightly but did not see, or feel, any tank deformity. We ferried the aircraft back to its base (0TX1) for further inspection and safety checks.

There were no injuries and no airport property damage.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT:

ON MAY 28, 2016 I WAS FLYING DUEL WITH AN INSTRUCTOR TO COMPLETE A FLIGHT REVIEW, I HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED THE REQUIRED COURSES FOR MY NEXT WINGS LEVEL AND WAS COMPLETING THE FLIGHTS FOR THE FLYING PORTION. WHILE DOING A SIMULATED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AT GRANBURY AIRPORT, KGDJ, I HELD THE YOKE BACK AND ADDED FULL POWER. AS THE AIRSPEED INCREASED, I RELEASED SOME OF THE BACK PRESSURE. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT LOOKS GOOD RIGHT THERE. NOW JUST LET IT FLY OFF. AS WE CLIMBED INTO GROUND EFFECT WITH A RELATIVELY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK, WHAT LITTLE WIND THERE WAS MUST HAVE STOPPED AND THE LEFT WING TIP TANK TOUCHED THE RUNWAY. WE DID NOT REALIZE IT, BUT AS A PRECAUTION WE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE AFT PORTION OF THE TIP TANK WAS SCRAPED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTICED AND WE COMPLETED THE FLIGHT REVIEW AS PLANNED. ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER AS I WAS CLEANING THE AIRPLANE, I NOTICED A SLIGHT WRINKLE IN THE UPPER SKIN ON THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE WING.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT:

STATEMENT REGARDING AIRCRAFT INCIDENT ON MAY 28, 2016

? LOCATION: GRANBURY AIRPORT (KGDJ)

? AIRCRAFT: 1990 BEECHCRAFT A-36 (BONANZA)

? REGISTRATION: N5569N

? PIC: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAA CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

? CFI: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

? WEATHER DAY, VFR

THIS EVENT OCCURRED DURING A 14 CFR 61.56 FLIGHT REVIEW.

DURING THE DEMONSTRATION OF A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 14, TAKEOFF PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO SYSTEM ANOMALIES OR OBSTRUCTIONS.

BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE WAS BEING APPLIED TO KEEP WEIGHT OFF NOSE WHEEL.

DURING LIFT-OFF AND IN A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE, I BELIEVE WE ENCOUNTERED A SMALL WIND GUST FROM THE RIGHT.

THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE STILL IN GROUND EFFECT, ROLLED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING TIP FUEL TANK (EMPTY) TOUCHED THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS IMMEDIATELY REGAINED AND, WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO SAFETY STOP, A NORMAL TAKEOFF WAS COMPLETED.

THERE WERE NO VISUAL INDICATIONS OF ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE FROM INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO CONTROL ABNORMALITIES.

WE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND, UPON CLEARING THE RUNWAY, SHUT DOWN, AND DID AN EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR ANY DAMAGE.

I CONTACTED THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSON ON DUTY AND ASKED THAT HE CHECK THE RUNWAY FOR ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE, DEBRIS, OR OTHER ABNORMALITIES THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. I WAS TOLD THAT NONE WERE FOUND.

WE NOTED THAT THE SURFACE PAINT ON THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE LEFT TIP TANK HAD BEEN SCRAPED SLIGHTLY BUT DID NOT SEE, OR FEEL, ANY TANK DEFORMITY. WE FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO ITS BASE (0TX1) FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND SAFETY CHECKS.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO AIRPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE.