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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Baton Rouge, LA · June 26, 2002

Date: June 26, 2002 · 19:00 local
Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1SU
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA191
Reported as: Beech V35B
Fatal injuries: 0

N1SURegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2003 · Beech V35BS/N D-9548 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) As aircraft turned final to Baton Rouge, LA. Metropolitan airport runway 22L, the aircraft lost engine power causing the operator to make an emergency landing. The aircraft lost altitude and impacted some small trees approximately 300 yards short of runway 22L. Immediately after contacting the trees, the aircraft touched down on both main landing gear and proceeded southwest for approximately six feet before the nose landing gear touched down in a ditch that is parallel to the northbound lane of plank rd. this caused the nose landing gear to tear away from the fuselage, aircraft to nose over, and the propeller to contact the ground. The aircraft then skidded across the north bound lane, across the center median, across the south bound lane of plank rd. and came to rest on the west shoulder of the south bound lane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS AIRCRAFT TURNED FINAL TO BATON ROUGE, LA. METROPOLITAN AIRPORT RUNWAY 22L, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED SOME SMALL TREES APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 22L. IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONTACTING THE TREES, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PROCEEDED SOUTHWEST FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET BEFORE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IN A DITCH THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF PLANK RD. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO TEAR AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE, AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER, AND THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED ACROSS THE NORTH BOUND LANE, ACROSS THE CENTER MEDIAN, ACROSS THE SOUTH BOUND LANE OF PLANK RD. AND CAME TO REST ON THE WEST SHOULDER OF THE SOUTH BOUND LANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW02LA191Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBaton Rouge, LAthe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jun 27, 2002 · Substantial damage