- Date
- July 18, 1982, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hamilton, OH
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1978DBeech C35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820718029579A
- Case key
- 70943
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the pilot observed a thunderstorm just southof the airport with visible lighting. As the pilot continued his approach to runway 29, he noticed that the wind gusts had picked up. During the flare, a gust lifted his left wing and the right wing struck the turf about two feet right of the runway. Subsequently, the aircraft ground looped to the right and the left main and nose gear failed. The pilot reported that the wind was from 190 degrees at 23 KTS gusting 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1978D
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D3177
- Engine
- Continental E-185-11, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Willie L. Jones
- Registered owner
- Paul Hawn
- Departed
- Wilmington, NC
- Destination
- Hamilton, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HAO · Hamilton, runway 29, 5,480 × 80 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,706 total · 672 in this make and model · 1,700 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 194 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.