# Incident 20160528009459I: Beech A36, Granbury, TX, May 28, 2016 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 28, 2016, 14:30 local time - Place: Granbury, TX - Airport: Granbury - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.4431° N, 97.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANBURY RGNL (GDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4431&lon=-97.8214&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5569N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5569N) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160528009459I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^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. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.