# Accident 20120822021969A: Beech 35-C33, Burlington, NC, August 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0486° N, 79.4747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0486&lon=-79.4747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331DP) (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: 720 total, 221 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA558) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120822021969A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING  AND THE RIGHT TIRE BURST ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND CONTINUED  INTO THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET.  THE LEFT WING HIT A SMALL SIGN BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP CAUSING SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE ONLY OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE  AT THE TIME WAS SOME BUCKLING OF THE SKIN ON THE FUSELAGE WHERE THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING MEET. INITIALLY THIS ACCIDENT WAS CONSIDERED AN INCIDENT. HOWEVER, AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGE, IT IS NOW CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT.  THE REAR SPAR OF THE RIGHT WING IS BUCKLED INBOARD OF THE GEAR.

## 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 ERA12CA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA558), Aug 22, 2012: Beech 35-C33 (N331DP), Burlington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N331DP (2)

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

- [Incident 20120201001249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120201001249I), Feb 1, 2012: Beech 35-C33 (N331DP), Wallace, NC, Minor damage. The pilot, [privacy data omitted], stated that he was distracted by the cross wind and forgot to extend the gear. [privacy data omitted] Has left the country…
- [Accident 19970927029109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927029109A), Sep 27, 1997: Beech 35C33 (N331DP), Winston Salem, NC, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel enroute. Collided with a utility pole during forced landing gross weglegence and poor judgement. (-23) aircraft made emergency landing in field…

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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