# NTSB MKC82FCQ10: Beech A35, N5200A, Bird City, KS, June 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: June 12, 1982, 17:00 local (Jun 13, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Bird City, KS
- Location: 39.7495° N, 101.5328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bird City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7495&lon=-101.5328&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCQ10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69956/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCQ10

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5200A-1984-12-21), registration cancelled 1984-12-21, S/N D1745 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D1745
- Airframe hours: 4219
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820612021859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612021859A), Jun 12, 1982: Beech A35, Bird City, KS, Substantial damage. Dragged wing on ground landing with a gusty quarter tail wind. Airplane cartwheeled, flipped over. No wind sock.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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