- Date
- October 5, 1985, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- El Paso, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N35JWBeech K35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851005057239A
- Case key
- 21981
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated his straight-in landing final apch was smooth. The airspeed had decreased from 80 to 65 KTS & the acft's wheels were only inches above the rwy when the right wing suddenly lifted and caused the acft to veer left and touch down on the dirt beside the rwy. Wind was light and variable with no reported gusts. The plt stated that he eitherencountered an unseen 'dust devil' on the rwy or got into the the vortex turbulence of a light twin engine acft (type unknown) which had just departed from the same rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35JW
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-5872
- Airframe hours
- 4,832
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul Arndt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1985
- Departed
- MAF · Midland, TX
- Destination
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Airport
- ELP · El Paso International, runway 26L, 9,000 × 150 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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 623 total · 313 in this make and model · 527 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- ELP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.