# Incident 20250406004581I: Beech J35, Phoenix, AZ, April 6, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2025, 13:50 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX DEER VALLEY (DVT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8313D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8313D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250406004581I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 6, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:50 MST, A GROUND COLLISION OCCURRED AT PHOENIX DEER VALLEY AIRPORT INVOLVING A BEECH J35 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 150M ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A CESSNA 177 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING THE ENGINE START-UP OF THE BEECH J35, THE PILOT DID NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT MOVING FORWARD FROM ITS PARKING POSITION. THE BEECH J35 TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

THE BEECH J35 FIRST IMPACTED THE RIGHT WING OF THE CESSNA 150M. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CESSNA'S PROPELLER CAUSED DAMAGE TO APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OF THE LEFT-WING TIP OF THE CESSNA 177. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT WING OF THE BEECH J35 BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE TIE-DOWN CHAIN OF THE CESSNA 177, CAUSING THE BEECH J35 TO PIVOT TO A 90-DEGREE ANGLE. THIS MANEUVER PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE BEECH J35 INTO THE FUSELAGE OF THE CESSNA 177.

THE PILOT PROMPTLY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AND THIS IS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

## Other reports on N8313D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150703012639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703012639I), Jul 3, 2015: Beech J35 (N8313D), Sierra Vista, AZ, Minor damage. On 7/3/2015 N8313D landed and the left gear collapsed then the nose gear and the aircraft skidded to a stop. It was revealed that the gear had not been fully…

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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