Beechcraft C35 N35BJ

Summary

On 29 July 2001 at about 16:34 local time, a Beechcraft C35 registered N35BJ was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 July 2001 at 16:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wittman Regional Airport (OSH)

Coordinates

44.0593, -88.5393

Aircraft

Beechcraft C35

Registration

N35BJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Racine → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01FA247

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he was on the approach to runway 27. He said he was on a right hand base turn to final with a high rate of descent. The pilot said, "I misjudged the descent profile and flared too late. The aircraft continued the descent and struck the runway." Several witnesses observed the airplane in a right-hand base leg to final for runway 27. One witness said he saw the airplane rocking real bad. The left wing dipped down. The witness said he lost sight of the airplane behind a building, but heard the airplane impact the ground. Another witness also saw the airplane in an "extreme close right base to runway 27". The witness said, "He had his power back and he was in an extreme bank [of] about 60 degrees. The airplane stalled and from the right wing low attitude, he went to a left wing low attitude. The aircraft at this time was on a 260-degree heading. The left wing came down. It (the airplane) was coming down in a nose low, left wing down position." The witness said, "The left wingtip hit the ground approximately at the VASI lights. It crinkled up very nicely and absorbed a lot of energy, and as it was doing that, it started to cartwheel. The engine was the second thing to hit. It (the airplane) left its prop[eller] where the engine hit. Then the aircraft continued to cartwheel but now flattened out, so as it hit the right wing tip, the fuselage started settling into the ground. Then it slid backwards for a brief period of time." An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.