20190114007589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Oro Valley, AZ · January 14, 2019

Date: January 14, 2019 · 14:00 local
Place: Oro Valley, AZ
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9487Q
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total2,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9487QRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9333 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On January 14, 2019, at approximately 14:00 LCL, a Beechcraft bonanza V35B, N9487Q, departed the paved surface area of a taxiway at la cholla airpark (private airfield) after having landed on runway 01.

The pilot involved reported that the taxiways at this airfield are narrow and that they were wet on that day (due to rain the night prior). The pilot stated that he had a moment of inattention and that his right main gear left the taxiway into the dirt and dug in. This led to the aircraft veering off the taxiway. The aircraft came to a stop at a perpendicular angle from the taxiway having struck some bushes.

A branch from a bush caused a dent in the leading edge of the left wing (no punctures). The aircraft was towed back onto the taxiway where the pilot restarted the airplane and taxied it to his hangar. The pilot was alone and no injuries or mechanical discrepancies were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 14, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00 LCL, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA V35B, N9487Q, DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE AREA OF A TAXIWAY AT LA CHOLLA AIRPARK (PRIVATE AIRFIELD) AFTER HAVING LANDED ON RUNWAY 01.

THE PILOT INVOLVED REPORTED THAT THE TAXIWAYS AT THIS AIRFIELD ARE NARROW AND THAT THEY WERE WET ON THAT DAY (DUE TO RAIN THE NIGHT PRIOR). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A MOMENT OF INATTENTION AND THAT HIS RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEFT THE TAXIWAY INTO THE DIRT AND DUG IN. THIS LED TO THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AT A PERPENDICULAR ANGLE FROM THE TAXIWAY HAVING STRUCK SOME BUSHES.

A BRANCH FROM A BUSH CAUSED A DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING (NO PUNCTURES). THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK ONTO THE TAXIWAY WHERE THE PILOT RESTARTED THE AIRPLANE AND TAXIED IT TO HIS HANGAR. THE PILOT WAS ALONE AND NO INJURIES OR MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED.