# NTSB WPR09CA444: Beech V35, N81895, Hailey, ID, September 13, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 13, 2009, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Hailey, ID - Coordinates: 43.503612, -114.29528 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5036&lon=-114.2953&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 29, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Adminstration - NTSB case key (mKey): 74730 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09CA444 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74730/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74730 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA444 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in crosswind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=1151538), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1151538), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1151538), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech V35, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1151538), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Beech V35, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1151538), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech V35, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1151538), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing roll on runway 31, the airplane encountered a crosswind. He was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane departed the runway surface. The nose wheel subsequently collapsed and a post-crash fire erupted in the engine compartment. Inspection of the airplane found that the firewall sustained substantial damage. The reported winds at the time of the accident were 190 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the landing roll on runway 31, the airplane encountered a crosswind. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane departed the runway surface. The nose wheel subsequently collapsed and a post-crash fire erupted in the engine compartment. Inspection of the airplane found that the firewall sustained substantial damage. The reported winds at the time of the accident were 190 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N81895](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81895-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N D-8071, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH V35 - Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-8071 - Airframe hours: 4942 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 25, 2009, 10 hours before - Departed: OLM, Olympia, WA - Destination: SUN, Hailey, ID - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: SUN, Friedman Memorial Airport, runway 31, 7,550 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 850 total, 341 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 10 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 29.75 inHg - Observed at: sun ## 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 20090913016569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090913016569A), Sep 13, 2009: Beech V35, Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing on runway 31 the pilot experienced a strong (approximately 25-30 knot) crosswind from the west during the landing flare. The pilot bounced… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 23, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74730. 661 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 287 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40319872&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 - Runway Impact to AC at Rest (item 2, .PDF, 182 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320079&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Runway%20Impact%20to%20AC%20at%20Rest-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - Fire Damaged Cowling (item 3, .PDF, 192 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320080&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20Fire%20Damaged%20Cowling-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.