Beechcraft 35 N1361Z
26 June 2019 · Caldwell, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 June 2019 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N1361Z was involved in an accident near Caldwell, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Essex County (CDW)
- Coordinates
- 40.8750, -74.2806
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 35
- Registration
- N1361Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1961
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Georgetown → Caldwell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA427
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's distraction while looking for traffic, which led to his failure to extend the landing gear before landing, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a subsequent go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the air traffic tower controller had cleared him to land behind another airplane and that he was distracted searching for the airplane ahead and did not extend the landing gear. He eventually visually located the traffic and continued the approach. He did not hear the landing gear warning horn. During the landing, a passenger yelled that the landing gear was still up, and the tower controller called for a go-around. The pilot pulled back on the yoke and added power. The airplane aerodynamically stalled, the left wing dropped and impacted the ground, and the airplane came to rest in grass left of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Gresham, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Melba, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | Michael Bletsch & Andrew Spiwak | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Port Hadlock, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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