# NTSB ERA12CA359: Beech V35B, N6658K, Norwich, NY, May 21, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 21, 2012, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Norwich, NY - Coordinates: 42.566387, -75.524169 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5664&lon=-75.5242&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 15, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83741 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA359 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83741/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83741 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA359 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in a crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Beech V35B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: lateral/bank control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 390 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while landing in a left crosswind, the right main landing gear touched down first, followed by the left main landing gear, and the airplane veered left. The pilot performed a go-around and made a second landing without further incident. However, subsequent examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing had been substantially damaged due to contact with the runway during the first attempted landing. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Review of weather data revealed that the wind was from about 50 degrees left of the runway heading at 12 knots at the time of the landing. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while landing in a left crosswind, the right main landing gear touched down first, followed by the left main landing gear. The airplane then turned left and the pilot added power for a go-around. The pilot performed a go-around and the second landing was uneventful. Subsequent examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the left wing had been substantially damaged due to contact with the runway. The pilot further stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Review of weather data revealed that at the time of the landing, the wind was from about 50 degrees left of runway centerline at 12 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6658K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6658K), registered now, S/N D-10278, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH V35B - Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-10278 - Airframe hours: 4236 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 550 350 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Edelman Freddie L - Registered owner: Edelman Freddie L - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 8, 2012, 20 hours before - Departed: SYR, Syracuse, NY - Destination: OIC, Norwich, NY - Airport: OIC, LT Warren Eaton Airport, runway 19, 4,724 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 5, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 1,286 total, 1,067 in this make and model, 1,138 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 12 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: BGM, 25 nm away ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 15, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83741. 727 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 633 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40368946&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Report (item 2, .PDF, 15 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40368956&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report-Master.PDF - Photo: Damage to Left Wing (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 80 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40368949&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%3A%20%20Damage%20to%20Left%20Wing%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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