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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Durango, CO · June 20, 2021

Date: June 20, 2021 · 12:25 local
Place: Durango, CO
Airport: Durango-La Plata County
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777BC
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: 1,064 total925 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N777BCRegistered now · Beech V35S/N D-8230 · 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.

The personal flight had originated in santa fe new Mexico. The pilot stated that on approach the dro ATIS reported winds were 16 knots gusting to 30 knots and density altitude was 9900 feet. The pilot stated at 20 feet above the runway the aircraft was pushed down and to the right side of the runway by a gust of wind. The aircraft bounced on the runway right side impacting two runway lights, then bounced again and skidded from the right side of the runway towards the runway centerline coming to rest on the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PERSONAL FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED IN SANTA FE NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON APPROACH THE DRO ATIS REPORTED WINDS WERE 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS AND DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 9900 FEET. THE PILOT STATED AT 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BY A GUST OF WIND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY RIGHT SIDE IMPACTING TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS, THEN BOUNCED AGAIN AND SKIDDED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TOWARDS THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.