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FAA incident report · Beech C35BEECH · Birmingham, AL · October 25, 1998

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Date
October 25, 1998 · 19:15 local
Place
Birmingham, AL
Airport
Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N748D
Reported as
Beech C35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental IO470N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total700 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N748DRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2001 · Beech C35S/N D-3018Airframe modelBeech C35

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What happened

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(-5)Pilot was approach to r/w 050 to bhm airport. Pilot was cleared to descend to 060 feet. Approx 5 mile final twr cleared 757 aircraft to hold for 050 departure. Pilot began slow descent to land, flaps 10% a/s approx 110. Pilot continued descent with throttle idle, cowl flaps opened, mixture out. Approx 3/4 mile acft slipped below glidepath, pilot applied throttle pushed in mixture, but engine failed to respond. Mishap aircraft touched down approx 500 feet before threshold into the approach light. Aircraft came to a stop approx 400 feet from initial impact point. Numerous runway lighs were torn down by the aircraft wings and nose gear. The nose gear strut fractured approx 12 in. Below aircraft attach point and eventually broke into 6 to 8 pieces. Both wings leading edges dented, right tip tank small rupture, propeller blade bent, nose gear doors damaged, fwd pilot windshield and passenger side windows cracked and broken. There were also numeroues tears in the aircraft skin caused by light fixtures, also the left aileron was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)PILOT WAS APPROACH TO R/W 050 TO BHM AIRPORT. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO DESCEND TO 060 FEET. APPROX 5 MILE FINAL TWR CLEARED 757 AIRCRAFT TO HOLD FOR 050 DEPARTURE. PILOT BEGAN SLOW DESCENT TO LAND, FLAPS 10% A/S APPROX 110. PILOT CONTINUED DESCENT WITH THROTTLE IDLE, COWL FLAPS OPENED, MIXTURE OUT. APPROX 3/4 MILE ACFT SLIPPED BELOW GLIDEPATH, PILOT APPLIED THROTTLE PUSHED IN MIXTURE, BUT ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. MISHAP AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROX 500 FEET BEFORE THRESHOLD INTO THE APPROACH LIGHT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APPROX 400 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT POINT. NUMEROUS RUNWAY LIGHS WERE TORN DOWN BY THE AIRCRAFT WINGS AND NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FRACTURED APPROX 12 IN. BELOW AIRCRAFT ATTACH POINT AND EVENTUALLY BROKE INTO 6 TO 8 PIECES. BOTH WINGS LEADING EDGES DENTED, RIGHT TIP TANK SMALL RUPTURE, PROPELLER BLADE BENT, NOSE GEAR DOORS DAMAGED, FWD PILOT WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS CRACKED AND BROKEN. THERE WERE ALSO NUMEROUES TEARS IN THE AIRCRAFT SKIN CAUSED BY LIGHT FIXTURES, ALSO THE LEFT AILERON WAS DAMAGED.