# Accident 19900704023289A: Beech V35B, Romeoville, IL, July 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis University Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5807° N, 88.0408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5807&lon=-88.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 170 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704023289A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON LANDING, A WHEEL HIT SOFT SHOULDER,VEERED AIRCRAFT INTO DITCH. FOUND SUN GLASSES WEDGED IN RUDDER HOLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA168), Jul 5, 1990: Beech V35B (N35TP), Lockport, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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