# Accident 19970712019989A: Beech 35BEECH, Wadsworth, OH, July 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1997, 12:15 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0198° N, 81.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0198&lon=-81.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2738V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2738V-2002-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 511 total, 219 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970712019989A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE DAY PRIOR, THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO 2,000 RPM. AFTER SOME ADJUSTMENTS, THE ENGINE ATTAINED THE MANUFACTURER'S MAXIMUM RPM OF 2,300.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MALFUNCTIONS DURING THE ENGINE RUN UP AND THE ACCELERATION DURING TAKE OFF FELT NORMAL.  ONCE AIRBORNE, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE THE PROPELLER RPM BY TURNING THE PROPELLER CONTROL KNOB.  HE STATED THAT THE PROPELLER CONTROL KNOB WAS PULLED OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT AND LANDING.  MAINTAINING 95-100 MPH ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER CONTROL PROBLEM DISTRACTED HIM AND THAT HE DID NOT PULL THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POSITION.  NO OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE.                                   (-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS A LITTLE FAST ON APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HALFWAY ON A 2300 FOOT RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A BERM AND ENDED UP IN A DITC H.

## 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 IAD97LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA099), Jul 12, 1997: Beech BE-35 (N2738V), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retard the engine throttle to idle during the landing roll. A related factor was the diverted attention.

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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