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NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-A33 · Glendale, AZ · April 11, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 10, 1983, 20:10 local (Apr 11, 1983, 03:10 UTC)
Place
Glendale, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N498TBeech 35-A33
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830410016479A
Case key
23685

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

During a night landing, the acft was landed long, ran off the end of rwy 17 & was substantially damaged.

Aircraft

Registration
N498T
Reported as
Beech 35-A33
Category
Airplane
Serial number
CD-319
Engine
Continental IO-470-I, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Sooy Construction Company
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
Redlands, CA
Airport
P-37 · Glendale Muni, runway 17, 2,400 × 50 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
66
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
3,800 total

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Wind
260° at 12 knots
Visibility
35 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 28 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
PHX, 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.