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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon B300 · Visalia, CA · December 29, 2022

Date: December 29, 2022 · 14:05 local
Place: Visalia, CA
Airport: Visalia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N88HR
Reported as: Raytheon B300
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,092 total3,723 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N88HRRegistered now · Raytheon B300S/N FL-225 · Built 1998 Airframe modelRaytheon B300 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On December 29, 2022, a Beechcraft B300 departed firebaugh airport (F34). The pilot was experiencing gusty winds and light rain. The pilot used approach flaps for take-off to avoid standing water on the runway. The flaps then failed to retract after takeoff and 5 minutes into the flight the pilot experienced the aircraft rolling. The pilot notified ATC, declared an emergency and landing at Visalia Municipal Airport. No injuries were reported but the aircraft experienced minor damage to the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 29, 2022, A BEECHCRAFT B300 DEPARTED FIREBAUGH AIRPORT (F34). THE PILOT WAS EXPERIENCING GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHT RAIN. THE PILOT USED APPROACH FLAPS FOR TAKE-OFF TO AVOID STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY. THE FLAPS THEN FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF AND 5 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDING AT VISALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BUT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.