# Accident 20210403005819A: Beech B35, Pearland, TX, April 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2021, 07:35 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Skyway Manor Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5558° N, 95.3280° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5558&lon=-95.3280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5240C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5240C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403005819A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 3RD AT 735AM, N5240C DEPARTED T79 IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. T79 IS LOCATED IN PEARLAND TEXAS. THE AIRPORT HAS AN EAST/WEST GRASS RUNWAY WITH 50 FEET OBSTACLES (POWER LINES) ON BOTH ENDS OF THE RUNWAY. THE WEATHER WAS VFR  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DUE TO POWER LOSS THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD ACROSS THE STREET NEXT TO A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT THE RIGHT WING HIT A PINE TREE AND 4/5 FEET OF THE RIGHT WING SHARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES IN THE AIR , HOWEVER, WHEN HITTING THE GROUND IT ROTATED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL HEADING (EAST) AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 400 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGER WAS UNHARMED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.

BEECHCRAFT B35, N5240C, SERIAL NUMBER D2631 CONTINENTAL MOTORS E-185-11, SERIAL NUMBER 25619-D-1-8

HARTZELL PROPELLER HC-D2MV20-7, SERIAL NUMBER AVA 348

BLADE(S) MODEL MV8433N, SERIAL NUMBERS J30127 AND J30131

AIRCRAFT:

LATEST ANNUAL INSPECTION SIGNED AS COMPLETED 10/09/2020 @ TACH 5158.6, TOTAL TIME 5139.1. THIS ANNUAL WAS SIGNED OFF AS AN ?AIRCRAFT? ANNUAL INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT BEING ALL INCLUSIVE OF AIRFRAME, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. AIRFRAME MEANING JUST "AIRFRAME? WHICH WOULD REQUIRE MATCHING ENTRIES IN THE POWERPLANT AND PROPELLER RECORDS FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE REMAINING ANNUAL INSPECTIONS CAPTURED IN THIS REPORT WERE ALL DESIGNATED AS ?AIRFRAME?.

THE CONTENT OF THIS ANNUAL INSPECTION APPEARED TO BE COMPLETE, INCLUDING REPETITIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) COMPLIANCE. THERE WAS ONE (1) ISSUE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SIGNED THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AS AIRWORTHY. RESEARCH IN THE NATIONAL AIRMAN DATABASE (SPAS) INDICATED THAT CERTIFICATE NUMBER WAS NEVER ISSUED TO A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WAS NEVER ISSUED AS A MECHANIC CERTIFICATE, ONLY AS A PILOT CERTIFICATE. FURTHER RESEARCH IN THE SPAS DATA BASE INDICATED ONE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE NAME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND THE MIDDLE INITIAL P. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HOLD AN INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION AND IS NOT CERTIFICATED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE OF ANY AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. IT APPEARS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FURTHER USED A CERTIFICATE NUMBER THAT WAS NOT ISSUED TO HIM.

## 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 CEN21LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA176), Apr 3, 2021: Beech B35 (N5240C), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a crack in the No. 1 cylinder for unknown reasons.

## Other reports on N5240C (1)

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

- [Accident 19730120003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730120003409A), Jan 20, 1973: Beech B35 (N5240C), Grand Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Plt flipped switch to turn on ldg lgts-gear retracted. Lgt switch next to gr switch.

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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