# NTSB CHI82DA254: Beech C35, N1978D, Hamilton, OH, July 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1982, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Location: 39.3638° N, 84.5219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUTLER COUNTY RGNL/HOGAN FLD (HAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3638&lon=-84.5219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA254
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70943/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA254

## Sequence of events

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

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not possible, pilot in command
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978D), registered now, S/N D-3177, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D3177
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820718029579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718029579A), Jul 18, 1982: Beech C35BEECH, Hamilton, OH, Substantial damage. Gusts from nearby thunderstorm caught aircraft during landing flare causing crash.

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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