20210526009379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech S35 · Tulare, CA · May 26, 2021

Date
May 26, 2021 · 11:40 local
Place
Tulare, CA
Airport
Mefford Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5831K
Reported as
Beech S35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
157 total

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What happened

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

On may 26, 2021, N5831K, a Beech aircraft S35 was involved in an incident while attempting a takeoff on runway 31 at the Mefford Field Airport in Tulare, California at approximately 1140 local time.

According to the pilot, upon starting the take off roll, the right main landing gear structure collapsed causing minor damage to the aircraft right wing and nose wheel. There were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 26, 2021, N5831K, A BEECH AIRCRAFT S35 WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 31 AT THE MEFFORD FIELD AIRPORT IN TULARE, CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 1140 LOCAL TIME.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, UPON STARTING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCTURE COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING AND NOSE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

Other reports on N5831K · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.