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FAA incident report · Beech F35 · Lakeport, CA · March 26, 2024

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Date
March 26, 2024 · 14:10 local
Place
Lakeport, CA
Airport
Lampson
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3374V
Reported as
Beech F35
Reported engine
Continental E225 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
18,500 total
N3374VRegistered now · Beech F35S/N D-4042 · Built 1955Airframe modelBeech F35Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot states that on takeoff they applied full power and once they reached lift off speed, they began to rotate. At APPROXIMATELY100’ the aircraft began losing power. The pilot then quickly checked throttle/prop/mixture, and oil

Pressure. The pilot decided the safest action was to put the aircraft down on the runway. The pilot flew the airplane down to the runway, landed firmly, and applied maximum

Braking. The pilot states that as soon as the airplane was on the ground, the engine went to full power. The pilot immediately pulled the power to idle, applied heavy braking and controlled the aircraft off the end of the runway.

The aircraft departed the pavement and slowly continued into the dirt at the end of the runway. Pilot states, the soil was water saturated from recent rains which was beneficial in slowing the aircraft. The aircraft skidded a short distance through the soft soil until it came to a complete stop in a drainage area. Once the aircraft stopped, the pilot secured the airplane. The pilot and the passenger then removed their seat belts and exited normally through the aircraft door. According to the pilot no one was injured and the damage was limited.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES THAT ON TAKEOFF THEY APPLIED FULL POWER AND ONCE THEY REACHED LIFT OFF SPEED, THEY BEGAN TO ROTATE. AT APPROXIMATELY100’ THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE PILOT THEN QUICKLY CHECKED THROTTLE/PROP/MIXTURE, AND OIL

PRESSURE. THE PILOT DECIDED THE SAFEST ACTION WAS TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE DOWN TO THE RUNWAY, LANDED FIRMLY, AND APPLIED MAXIMUM

BRAKING. THE PILOT STATES THAT AS SOON AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE GROUND, THE ENGINE WENT TO FULL POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE POWER TO IDLE, APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING AND CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVEMENT AND SLOWLY CONTINUED INTO THE DIRT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATES, THE SOIL WAS WATER SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS WHICH WAS BENEFICIAL IN SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED A SHORT DISTANCE THROUGH THE SOFT SOIL UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A DRAINAGE AREA. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, THE PILOT SECURED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER THEN REMOVED THEIR SEAT BELTS AND EXITED NORMALLY THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT DOOR. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED.