NYC76FGM19

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Meadville, PA · December 11, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 11, 1975
Place
Meadville, PA · MEADVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N239SBeech S35
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751211041509A
Case key
152190

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3930  75/12/11   MEADVILLE,PA        BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 448
        TIME - 1730                    N239S               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT MEADVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,PA               MEADVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LWR THAN NML FINAL APCH SPEED DUE RWY COND.

Aircraft

Registration
N239S
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Port Meadville

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.