# Accident 20220628011399A: Beech V35B, Vancouver, WA, June 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2022, 07:37 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6205° N, 122.6565° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6205&lon=-122.6565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444PM-2022-12-24) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220628011399A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 28, 2022, ABOUT 740 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECHCRAFT V35B, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT PEARSON AIRFIELD (KVUO) IN VANCOUVER, WA.  THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) DATA AND AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B) DATA, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VUO AT 7:23 VIA THE EAST BANK TRANSITION.  AT 7:26 THE PILOT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE CLOUDS AND DECIDED TO TURN BACK AND FLY TO VANCOUVER LAKE TO LOSE ALTITUDE.  THE FLIGHT TRACK FROM FLIGHT AWARE AND ADS-B DATA SHOW THE AIRCRAFT FLEW AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LAKE.  THE PILOT INFORMED THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS GOING TO RETURN TO VUO.  AT 7:35 HE REPORTED ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 26.  THE AIRPLANE TURNED BASE.  SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHING FINAL WITH THE RIGHT WING SLIGHTLY LOW.  THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND BANK ANGLE INCREASED TO NEAR 90 DEGREES.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOW BY THE NOSE.  IT CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT, INVERTED, AND SLID ACROSS THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD COMING TO REST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 120 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY 26 THRESHOLD.  THE DEBRIS FIELD FROM POINT OF IMPACT AND FINAL RESTING SPOT SHOWED A TRAJECTORY OF APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY.  INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO OBVIOUS MAINTENANCE CAUSES FOR THE CRASH.

## 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 WPR22FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA235), Jun 28, 2022: Beech V35B (N444PM), Vancouver, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to execute a steep turn to final approach, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an accelerated stall. Contributing to the accident was…

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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