# Accident 20100227029039A: Beech P35, Annapolis, MD, February 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2010, 16:18 local time
- Place: Annapolis, MD
- Airport: Lee Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9425° N, 76.5561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9425&lon=-76.5561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1521S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1521S-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,126 total, 263 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100227029039A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/27/2010 AT 1618 EST A BEECHCRAFT P35 (V-TAIL BONANZA) OWNED AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED INTO A TREE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 EAST OF LEE AIRPORT IN ANNAPOLIS, MD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT LEE ON RUNWAY 30, IN VFR CONDITIONS  AT APPROXIMATELY 300' AGL IT MADE AN ABRUPT 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT AND DESCENDED TO IMPACT A TREE.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.  THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PIC HELD A PRIVATE PILOT ASEL CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING.

## 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 ERA10FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA154), Feb 27, 2010: Beech P35 (N1521S), Edgewater, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's likely impairment due to back pain, symptoms…

## Other reports on N1521S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860602033099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860602033099I), Jun 2, 1986: Beech P35BEECH (N1521S), Imperial, CA, Minor damage. After landing and during taxi off the runway, the right main gear collapsed. Retract rod was bent.
- [Incident 19800812069789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812069789I), Aug 12, 1980: Beech 35BEECH (N1521S), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Gear partially extended for landing. Faulty gear motor.

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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