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FAA incident report · Beech K35 · Spring Branch, TX · September 4, 2025

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Date
September 4, 2025 · 16:00 local
Place
Spring Branch, TX
Airport
Kestral
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9538R
Reported as
Beech K35
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total10 in the last 90 days
N9538RRegistered now · Beech K35S/N D-6094 · Built 1959Airframe modelBeech K35Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On VFR departure at 1600 local, door popped open shortly after lift off, could not hear radio and some yaw from opened door. Returned to 1T7 to land. On landing, aircraft departed runway and came to stop after impacting side of hangar.

Landed on runway 30, weather clear, runway has significant upslope (VFR ops only)

Hangar was about 200' from where ac departed runway left side of runway 30, runway width 40 feet.

As the FAA filed it

ON VFR DEPARTURE AT 1600 LOCAL, DOOR POPPED OPEN SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF, COULD NOT HEAR RADIO AND SOME YAW FROM OPENED DOOR. RETURNED TO 1T7 TO LAND. ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND CAME TO STOP AFTER IMPACTING SIDE OF HANGAR.

LANDED ON RUNWAY 30, WEATHER CLEAR, RUNWAY HAS SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE (VFR OPS ONLY)

HANGAR WAS ABOUT 200' FROM WHERE AC DEPARTED RUNWAY LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 30, RUNWAY WIDTH 40 FEET.