Beechcraft C35 N7MK

Summary

On 21 March 2001 at about 01:37 local time, a Beechcraft C35 registered N7MK was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 March 2001 at 01:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Fullerton, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fullerton Muni (FUL)

Coordinates

33.8756, -117.9667

Aircraft

Beechcraft C35

Registration

N7MK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Monte → Whiteman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA143

Nobody was injured.

The premature retraction of the landing gear and the failure of the CFI to properly supervise the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On the landing rollout the right main landing gear began to collapse. The right wing struck a runway exit sign as the flight instructor aborted the landing then made an uneventful landing at home base. The purpose of the flight was to provide transition training for insurance coverage for the owner. After touchdown the pilot observed a 5-knot crosswind from the left and applied left aileron to correct for it. The airplane veered to the right contacting the runway exit sign. There was damage to the inside of the right main tire, the inner landing gear door, the right main gear actuating arm, and the right wheel well aft bulkhead that was consistent with premature retraction of the landing gear. The landing gear was electrically tested with no mechanical anomalies noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.