- Date
- March 12, 1982, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3738JBeech A36TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820312004029A
- Case key
- 70011
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during a normal approach, he encountered a severe downdraft in winds gusting about 40 to 60 knots. He started to abort the landing by raising the gear and applying full power. The pilot stated that he turned right to avoid a hill, but was unable to gain enough altitude to clear a house. Therefore, he chopped the power and let the aircraft down into an open area. A witness stated that the plane appeared to enter an area of sink that is normally present on the approach end of that runway in high westerly winds. The passenger stated that the right wing clipped a powerline before the plane went down at a shallow angle. The aircraft crashed on a gravel road about 1000 ft from the approach end of the runway. The elevation was about 5300 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3738J
- Reported as
- Beech A36TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- EA 162
- Airframe hours
- 209
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-UB, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ted Mollring
- Registered owner
- Ted Mollring
- Departed
- Jackson, WY
- Destination
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport
- 1V5 · Boulder Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 730 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 35 knots
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.