- Date
- June 12, 1982, 17:00 local (Jun 13, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bird City, KS
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5200ABeech A35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820612021859A
- Case key
- 69956
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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.
Analysis
The pilot entered traffic to land on runway 26 at a private airport with no UNICOM and no usable windsock. He stated that on final approach, the aircraft encountered a gust of wind and rolled to the right. He was unable to recover. The right wing hit the ground and the aircraft nosed over. Witnesses stated that the aircraft rolled to the right when the aircraft was about 50 to 100 ft AGL. The pilot reported no mechanical failure or malfunction. About 30 miles south at goodland, KS, the wind was from 150 degrees at 15 KTS and the temperature was 76 degrees fahrenheit. The airport elevation was 3470 ft and no VASI lights were installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5200A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D1745
- Airframe hours
- 4,219
- Engine
- Continental E-185, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nampa Taildragger Club Inc.
- Registered owner
- Nampa Taildragger Club Inc.
- Departed
- Goodland, KS
- Destination
- Bird City, KS
- Airport
- 0V9 · Bird City Community, runway 26, 2,400 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 249 total · 15 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 169 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.