Beechcraft 35 N119ED

Summary

On 1 August 2022 at about 15:30 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N119ED was involved in an accident near Wauchula, Florida, United States. 2 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.

Date

1 August 2022 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wauchula, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Wauchula Muni (CHN)

Coordinates

27.5148, -81.8805

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N119ED

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Homestead → St Petersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA349

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after landing. A contributing factor was a degraded left main landing gear wheel assembly.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had purchased the airplane as a “barn find” and reported that it had not been flown or serviced in 12 years. The accident flight was the first flight following completion of an annual inspection. While en route, the airplane sustained a total loss of electrical power, and the pilot diverted to a nearby airport. The pilot was able to lower the landing gear using the emergency landing gear extension system, and he prepared for a faster than normal landing because he was unable to lower the electrically actuated wing flaps. After touchdown, the airplane veered left, and the pilot was unable to correct. The airplane exited the runway and impacted a utility box, which collapsed the landing gear, resulting in substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the airframe revealed that the left main wheel rotated, but it was “hard to spin.” There was no evidence of any other preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.