- Date
- June 4, 1988, 09:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place
- Manhattan, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5878CBeech 35C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880604018019A
- Case key
- 34582
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Arriving at the original destination apt, the PIC decided on an alternate, nearby airport, due to confusion regarding runway conditions at the original destination apt. Flying to his alternate, he erroneously lined up at a military airport located about 10 miles southwest of his intended landing site. Upon arrival at the wrong field, the pilot said he was too high so made descending turns at a low power setting. Upon adding power to stop the descent, the engine quit abruptly and an emergency ldg was attempted. During the landing attempt on a boulder strewn field, the gear was sheared off, then a cow was struck. The cow prevented the acft from careening down a ravine. Post accident inspection of the engine and fuel system failed to reveal any malfunction or mechanical problems. Meteorological conditions were conducive to carburetor icing according to carburetor icing probability charts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5878C
- Reported as
- Beech 35C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-2834
- Engine
- Continental E-185-11, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Woolsey, Roger E.
- Registered owner
- Cenobio, Lozano Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MO85 · Harrisonville, MO
- Destination
- 3JC · Junction City, KS
- Airport
- MHK · Marshal Aaf, runway 21
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 231 total · 104 in this make and model · 147 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHK, 7 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.