# Accident 19951105035969A: Beech K35, Phillipsburg, OH, November 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1995, 14:10 local time
- Place: Phillipsburg, OH
- Airport: Phillipsburg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9104° N, 84.4002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9104&lon=-84.4002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5376E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5376E-2010-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951105035969A

## Narrative

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

SALE DEMO BY CFI WITH NO DUAL CONTROL. BUYER ON POWER TO GO AROUND INADVERTENTLY CAUSED NOSE DOWN. IMPACTED RUNWAY. (-23) WHILE GIVING A SALES DEMO, AND INITIATING A GO-AROUND FROM LANDING, THE PLANE PITCHED NOSEDOWN DUE TO INPUT FROM THE POTENTIAL BUYER. THE CFI RIGHT SEAT SALESMAN FAILED TO OVERRIDE THE NOSEDOWN PITCH, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE NOSEWHEEL, AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE DUE TO BUCKLING IN THE CENTER SECTION, COLLAPSE NOSEWHEEL, NO INJURIES, NO FIRE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## 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 BFO96LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA018), Nov 5, 1995: Beech 35 (N5376E), Phillipsburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's (CFI's) inadequate supervision of the flying pilot, and the flying pilot's abrupt handling of the airplane during an attempted go-around. Factors relating to the accident…

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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