# Incident 20210526009379I: Beech S35, Tulare, CA, May 26, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2021, 11:40 local time
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Airport: Mefford Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1566° N, 119.3266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEFFORD FLD (TLR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1566&lon=-119.3266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5831K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5831K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210526009379I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20120621013059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120621013059I), Jun 21, 2012: Beech S35 (N5831K), Tulare, CA, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was flying in preperation for an upcoming flight review which was due in June of 2012. [privacy data omitted] Departed the Tulare…

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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