Beechcraft 35-C33 N12CA

Summary

On 11 August 2011 at about 21:00 local time, a Beechcraft 35-C33 registered N12CA, operated by Ballard Michael K, was involved in an accident near Rockwall, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 August 2011 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockwall, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Rockwall Municipal (F46)

Coordinates

32.9250, -96.4344

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35-C33

Registration

N12CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ballard Michael K

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hays Municipal → Rockwall

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA564

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of control while landing with a tailwind due to his misinterpretation of the wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was returning to his home airport and obtained the automated weather information from a nearby airport. The pilot misinterpreted the wind direction, which was from 010 degrees at 9 knots, as 110 degrees at 9 knots. As a result, the pilot landed long on runway 17 with a left quartering tailwind, bounced, and tried to turn onto a taxiway with too much speed. The pilot was unable to slow the airplane down and subsequently went off the end of the runway into a construction zone. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall and left wing spar were substantially damaged. No mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation were noted with the airplane or its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.