# Incident 20230714011879I: Beech A35, Visalia, CA, July 14, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2023, 21:40 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3186° N, 119.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VISALIA MUNI (VIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3186&lon=-119.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N706B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,575 total, 214 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230714011879I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING VISALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VIS), AND ON TAKE-OFF ROLL AT ABOUT 30-40 KTS, THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT, AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT USED HIS RIGHT RUDDER TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PILOT ADVISED CTAF TO CLOSE THE RUNWAY AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO THIRD-PARTY PROPERTY, AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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