# NTSB ATL82DA249: Beech V35B, N15225, Clemson, SC, August 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 29, 1982, 14:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place: Clemson, SC
- Coordinates: 34.680091, -82.810211 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6801&lon=-82.8102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA249
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70277/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA249

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 070 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING 20 KTS. ON FINAL APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS, THE SPEED WAS BLED OFF FOR AN INTENDED FULL-STALL LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE WIND SHIFTED ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO NEARLY A DIRECT CROSS WIND, PROBABLY EXCEEDING THE CROSSWIND CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND, BUT COULD NOT FLY OUT OF THE STALL. DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING LEFT TOWARD TREES. THE SAFETY PILOT MADE AN EFFORT TO TURN RIGHT TO AVOID THE TREES, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not possible, pilot in command
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N15225 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-10071
- Airframe hours: 670
- Engines: CONTNENTAL IO-520-BA 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Henry A. Zimmerman
- Registered owner: Henry A. Zimmerman
- Departed: WILLIAMSBURG, VA
- Destination: CLEMSON, SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CEU, Clemson-Oconee County, runway 7, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 908 total, 508 in this make and model, 768 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 15 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F

## 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 19820829042209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829042209A), Aug 29, 1982: Beech V35B, Clemson, SC, Substantial damage. Lost control while landing in gusty surface wind. Began a belated go-around, wing hit a tree off side of runway.

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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