# NTSB NYC85LA050: Beech P35, N1DL, Morrisville, VT, December 27, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 27, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Morrisville, VT
- Location: 44.5344° N, 72.6140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE (MVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5344&lon=-72.6140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35819/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA050

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wing - ice (contributing factor)
  - aircraft performance - deteriorated (contributing factor)
  - throttle/power control - reduced, pilot in command (cause)
  - habit interference, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

PLT NOTED ACCUMULATION OF RIME ICE IN FLT. ON NDB APPROACH, VFR CONDITIONS REACHED ABOUT 7 MILES FROM RUNWAY, IFR FLT PLAN CANCELLED AND STRAIGHT-IN VISUAL APPROACH PERFORMED. CROSSING THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 2O FT AGL, PLT REDUCED THROTTLE AND ACFT IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO STALL BUFFET AND MUSHED TO RUNWAY SURFACE. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED IN OVERLOAD. PLT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE CARRIED APPROACH POWER TO LNDG IN VIEW OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1DL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Beech P35
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-7027
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470N 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bay State Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Departed: BVY, BEVERLY, MA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MVL, Morrisville-Stow, runway 19, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,024 total, 492 in this make and model, 938 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 28 °F

## 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 19841227068259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841227068259A), Dec 27, 1984: Beech P35BEECH, Morrisville, VT, Substantial damage. Stalled when flaring. Did not maintain higher airspeed to compensate for airframe icing.

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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