# Accident 20180621008389A: Beech V35B, Chester, CT, June 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2018, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3836° N, 72.5058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3836&lon=-72.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6KG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6KG-2019-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,065 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621008389A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS TAXIING TO HIS HANGER WHEN HE CONTACTED THE HANGER DOORS WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP.  AFTER DRAGGING THE LEFT WING TIP ALONG THE HANGER FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET THE PILOT COULD NO LONGER COMPENSATE FOR THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCY WITH RIGHT RUDDER, AND THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY TURNED LEFT INTO THE HANGER.  THE PROP STRUCK THE HANGER DOOR AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET THROUGH THE CLOSED HANGER DOOR.   THE AIRMAN WAS NOT INJURED HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, PROPELLER, ENGINE COWL, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND NOSE GEAR COMPARTMENT STRUCTURE.

## 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 GAA18CA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA374), Jun 21, 2018: Beech V35B (N6KG), Chester, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a hangar during taxi.

## Other reports on N6KG (1)

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

- [Incident 20171001016099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171001016099I), Oct 1, 2017: Beech V35B (N6KG), Nashua, NH, Substantial damage. On landing roll on runway 32, the pilot attempted to apply brakes, however his foot had slid off of the rudder pedal and jammed the rudder pedals. The aircraft…

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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