20210102000239I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Hooper, CO · January 2, 2021

Date: January 2, 2021 · 16:15 local
Place: Hooper, CO
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4822J
Reported as: Beech V35
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total2,472 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N4822JRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2021 · Beech V35S/N D-8327 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech V35 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 takeoff departure roll from a remote dirt airstrip this aircraft encountered left main gear contact with a snow & ice drift. The pilot was unable to control the aircraft which ultimately veered left into a sagebrush area adjacent the runway. Before coming to rest the aircraft nose-wheel encountered a small ditch and the nose-wheel collapsed, experiencing powered propeller contact with the ground. The pilot and one passenger were not injured and sought no medical attention.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF DEPARTURE ROLL FROM A REMOTE DIRT AIRSTRIP THIS AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACT WITH A SNOW & ICE DRIFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WHICH ULTIMATELY VEERED LEFT INTO A SAGEBRUSH AREA ADJACENT THE RUNWAY. BEFORE COMING TO REST THE AIRCRAFT NOSE-WHEEL ENCOUNTERED A SMALL DITCH AND THE NOSE-WHEEL COLLAPSED, EXPERIENCING POWERED PROPELLER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND SOUGHT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION.