- Date
- May 21, 1985, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Calamus, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3EMBeech 35-B33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850521018919A
- Case key
- 33948
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt landed on a 1700 ft turf rwy which sloped downhill to the north & had a 30 ft power line located near the apch end. Reportedly, the acft touched down 572 ft from the departure end, then continued off the rwy & hit a dirt bank next to a drainage ditch. The plt reported that the throttle was binding & that it hung up momentarily when he was retarding it during the landing. He was aware of the throttle discrepancy before the flight. The U.S. Arpt/facility directory listing for this arpt stated 'rwy 17-35 land only to the south.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3EM
- Reported as
- Beech 35-B33
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CD-508
- Airframe hours
- 3,816
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward L. Soenke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 27, 1985
- Departed
- 6C4 · Hampton, IA
- Airport
- 5C3 · Eastvold, runway 36, 1,700 × 100 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, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,108 total · 1,108 in this make and model · 916 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 14 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Observed at
- CID
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3EM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.