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FAA accident report · Beech 35 · Telluride, CO · March 30, 2023

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Date
March 30, 2023 · 11:45 local
Place
Telluride, CO
Airport
Telluride Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3233V
Reported as
Beech 35
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,056 total137 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N3233VRegistered now · Beech 35S/N D-676 · Built 1947Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Departed kcos around 9AM to ktex around 11:30. Pilot used wingx app to obtain weather briefing before take off and during flight. While in flight the METAR and TAF for ktex

Was showing winds from south to the southwest, favoring runway 27. Approached ktex, ktex AWOS it was reporting winds favoring runway 27. Pilot entered a left downwind for 27. On downwind he noticed a crosswind from the south.

As aircraft turned final from base, pilot encountered a strong gusting wind from the south, approach on final was adjusted, aircraft was stabalized, continued the approach to a full stop landing. The landing was uneventful and pilot started the rollout maintaning crosswind control. During roll out, a strong gust crosswind from the south started pushing us off to the northside of the runway. I started appling heavy breaking. As the aircraft veered off the runway the nose gear made contact with a snowbank. Causing the nose wheel to dig in stopping the aircraft. But momentum caused the aircraft to rioll over onto the canopy and tail... Occupants exited the airplane with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED KCOS AROUND 9AM TO KTEX AROUND 11:30. PILOT USED WINGX APP TO OBTAIN WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE TAKE OFF AND DURING FLIGHT. WHILE IN FLIGHT THE METAR AND TAF FOR KTEX

WAS SHOWING WINDS FROM SOUTH TO THE SOUTHWEST, FAVORING RUNWAY 27. APPROACHED KTEX, KTEX AWOS IT WAS REPORTING WINDS FAVORING RUNWAY 27. PILOT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR 27. ON DOWNWIND HE NOTICED A CROSSWIND FROM THE SOUTH.

AS AIRCRAFT TURNED FINAL FROM BASE, PILOT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUSTING WIND FROM THE SOUTH, APPROACH ON FINAL WAS ADJUSTED, AIRCRAFT WAS STABALIZED, CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO A FULL STOP LANDING.THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND PILOT STARTED THE ROLLOUT MAINTANING CROSSWIND CONTROL. DURING ROLL OUT, A STRONG GUST CROSSWIND FROM THE SOUTH STARTED PUSHING US OFF TO THE NORTHSIDE OF THE RUNWAY. I STARTED APPLING HEAVY BREAKING. AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH A SNOWBANK. CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO DIG IN STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT. BUT MOMENTUM CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RIOLL OVER ONTO THE CANOPY AND TAIL... OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO INJURIES.