Beechcraft H35 N647Q

Summary

On 14 October 2014 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft H35 registered N647Q, operated by Don Peterson, was involved in an accident near Bountiful, Utah, 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

14 October 2014 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bountiful, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Bountiful Skypark (BTF)

Coordinates

40.8694, -111.9272

Aircraft

Beechcraft H35

Registration

N647Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Don Peterson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alpine → Bountiful

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR15LA013

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during a tailwind landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight. The pilot reported that, during the flight, the airplane experienced electrical power issues, which prevented him from extending the landing gear. He overflew the runway twice and manually extended the gear, and following touchdown, the airplane departed the runway surface and collided with a hangar. The airplane traveled about 482 ft before it exited the runway surface, and no skid marks or other indications of braking attempts were observed on the runway surface. Weather reports from a nearby airport indicated that a tailwind existed about the time of the landing. The tailwind resulted in a high groundspeed, which likely contributed to the pilot's loss of directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.