- Date
- April 13, 1986, 13:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Wall, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4479WBeech A-36
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860413011479A
- Case key
- 16949
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt he was making a precautionary landing due to wx, when the acft he was piloting encountered an unexpected crosswind just prior to touchdown. The plt said the left wing dipped & made contact with the ground. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the acft. Witnesses at the accident site reported the visibility to be less than 1/2 mi with snow and blowing snow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4479W
- Reported as
- Beech A-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3-544
- Airframe hours
- 1,758
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald E. Brodowicz And, doing business as William Lee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1985 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- 9D1 · Gregory, SD
- Destination
- RAP · Rapid City, SD
- Airport
- 6V4 · Wall Municipal, runway 30, 3,000 × 150 ft, snow
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 468 total · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F
- 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.