# Accident 20110811017699A: Beech 35-C33, Rockwall, TX, August 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2011, 15:41 local time
- Place: Rockwall, TX
- Airport: Rockwall Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9250° N, 96.4344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9250&lon=-96.4344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12CA-2012-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 147 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA564) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110811017699A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2011, N12CA, A BEECH 35-C33, S/N CD-1025 LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 AT ROCKWALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F46) AND RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SMALL DITCH WHERE THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS A ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WHERE IT IMPACTED A 6 INCH ASPHALT RIDGE AND CAME TO A STOP.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT (SOLE PERSON ONBOARD).  THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A SHEARED NOSE GEAR, PROP AND SPINNER DAMAGE, ENGINE FIREWALL AND COWLING DAMAGE, BENT LEFT WING AND A BROKEN ATTITUDE INDICATOR. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS KHQZ 112035Z, WIND 01009, VISIBILITY 10, SCT065, TEMP 34/18, ALTIMETER 2989.

## 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 CEN11CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA564), Aug 11, 2011: Beech 35-C33 (N12CA), Rockwall, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while landing with a tailwind due to his misinterpretation of the wind conditions.

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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