Beechcraft A35 N8500A

Summary

On 25 September 1995 at about 20:45 local time, a Beechcraft A35 registered N8500A, operated by Perry Pemberton, was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, 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

25 September 1995 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Sanders Field (NONE)

Coordinates

35.8607, -84.0993

Aircraft

Beechcraft A35

Registration

N8500A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Perry Pemberton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL95LA170

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE APPROACH. THE FACTORS WERE: FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICING.

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

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THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ABANDONED THE APPROACH TO A GRASS STRIP WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE LANDING AND ROLL OUT COULD NOT BE EXECUTED ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE FINALLY CAME TO REST ON TOP OF A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FUNCTIONAL ENGINE EXAMINATION, THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING, AND HE WAS NOT AWARE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICING. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS ONLY CHECKED, NOT USED, BY THE PILOT DURING THE APPROACH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.