# Incident 20201120015259I: Beech N35, Spruce Creek, FL, November 20, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2020, 10:24 local time
- Place: Spruce Creek, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9431Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9431Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,079 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201120015259I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/20/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1024, N9431Y, A BEECHCRAFT N-35, SN D-6610, TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 6 AT SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT AND DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB NOTICED THE LEFT FUEL TANK CAP LOOSE OVER THE WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. FUEL WAS VISIBLY FLOWING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK SO THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT BACK AT SPRUCE CREEK. PILOT LEVELED OFF AT AROUND 500-600 FEET. HE NOTIFIED TRAFFIC AT THE AIRPORT HIS INTENT TO LAND DUE TO THE EMERGENCY WITH NO REPLIES BACK. HEAVY RAIN WAS UNEXPECTEDLY ENCOUNTERED DURING HIS DESCENT TO FINAL. PILOT SET FULL FLAPS AND STARTED HIS LANDING WHEN HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING GO OFF WHILE RETRACTING HIS POWER LEVEL BACK. HE ASSUMED IT MEANT HE WAS SLOW. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN HE FELT THE BRUNT OF THE IMPACT AND REALIZED HE LANDED GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY WITHOUT INJURY.

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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