# NTSB ATL82DA205: Beech J35, N2TP, Birmingham, AL, July 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1982, 02:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Location: 33.5639° N, 86.7523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL (BHM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5639&lon=-86.7523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA205
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69960/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA205

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - electrical system,battery - output low (contributing factor)
  - powerplant controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - aircraft parked/standing

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED AN INSTRUMENT CLEARANCE BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE AND NOTED THAT THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. HE REPORTED THAT HE DECIDED TO PULL THE PROPELLER THROUGH AND TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TOWARD THE OFF POSITION. AS THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED BY HAND, THE ENGINE STARTED. THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS AND COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 172 THAT WAS PARKED NEARBY. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE MAGNETO SWITCH REVEALED THAT IT OPERATED NORMALLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2TP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D5636
- Airframe hours: 3967
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-C 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Thomas F. Talbot
- Registered owner: Thomas F. Talbot
- Departed: BHM, BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Destination: ELGIN AFB
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BHM, Birmingham Municipal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,888 total, 789 in this make and model, 1,735 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 40° at 1 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 104 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BHM

## 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 19820720034179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720034179A), Jul 20, 1982: Beech 35BEECH, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Low battery. Airplane jumped chocks when pilot hand turned prop to clear engine. Airplane struck a parked aircraft.

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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