# NTSB ATL82DA096: Beech 65-A90, N7377, Winston-Salem, NC, April 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 7, 1982, 23:05 local (Apr 8, 1982, 04:05 UTC)
- Place: Winston-Salem, NC
- Coordinates: 36.130382, -80.279533 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1304&lon=-80.2795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA096
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73073/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA096

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - control tower service - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway edge lights - not operating (contributing factor)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fatigue, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - propeller - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

BEFORE LANDING, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED BY APPROACH CONTROL THAT BOEING 737 TRAINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT AGREED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AND HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 33.  THE AIRCREWS CONDUCTING 737 TRAINING WERE SO ADVISED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH SHORTLY AFTER THE TOWER CLOSED AT 2300 EST.  THE PILOT DID NOT SEE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, BUT AT FIRST, HE THOUGHT THEY WERE SET ON LOW INTENSITY AND COULD NOT BE SEEN WITH HANGAR AND RAMP LIGHTS IN THE BACKGROUND.  AT 150 TO 200 FT AGL, HE SAW THE RUNWAY WHEN IT WAS ILLUMINATED BY HIS LANDING LIGHTS AND REALIZED THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON.  QUICKLY, HE DECIDED TO LAND RATHER THAN GO-AROUND AND CONFLICT WITH THE TRAFFIC USING RUNWAY 33.  SHORTLY AFTER REACHING FOR THE THROTTLES TO REDUCE POWER TO IDLE AND LAND, THE PLANE STALLED FROM 20 TO 50 FT AGL AND LANDED HARD.  AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT HAD INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE PROPELLER CONTROLS TO THE REVERSE PITCH POSITION.  THE PILOT HAD BEEN ON DUTY SINCE HIS FIRST TAKEOFF AT 0600.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7377](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7377-2011-01-03), registration cancelled 2011-01-03, S/N LJ-115, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (registry code 1152908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: LJ 115
- Airframe hours: 7600
- Engines: P & W PT6A-20 500 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: N.W. Financial Corp.
- Registered owner: N.W. Financial Corp.
- Departed: LYH, LYNCHBURG, VA
- Destination: INT, WINSTON, NC
- Airport: INT, Smith Reynolds, runway 21, 3,938 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 25,968 total, 2,365 in this make and model, 9,999 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Visibility: 7 statute miles

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820407008289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820407008289A), Apr 7, 1982: Beech 65A90, Winston Salem, NC, Substantial damage. Fatiqued pilot put prop controls in feather instead of idle on high approach. Airplane stalled at 20 to 50 feet.

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.

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