Beechcraft BE-35 N2738V

Summary

On 12 July 1997 at about 16:15 local time, a Beechcraft BE-35 registered N2738V was involved in an accident near Wadsworth, Ohio, 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

12 July 1997 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Wadsworth, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Weltzien Airport (15G)

Coordinates

41.0198, -81.7293

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-35

Registration

N2738V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD97LA099

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to retard the engine throttle to idle during the landing roll. A related factor was the diverted attention.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The day prior, the engine would only accelerate to 2,000 rpm. After some adjustments, the engine attained the manufacturer's maximum rpm of 2,300. The pilot stated that there were no indications of any malfunctions during the engine run up and the acceleration during take off felt normal. Once airborne, the pilot was unable to reduce the propeller rpm by turning the propeller control knob. He stated that the propeller control knob was pulled out for the remainder of the flight and landing. Maintaining 95-100 mph on short final, the pilot stated that he touched down about one-third of the way down the runway. The pilot applied brakes immediately, but the airplane did not slow down and continued off the end of the runway into a ditch. The pilot stated that the propeller control problem distracted him and that he did not pull the throttle to the idle position. No other mechanical problems were found with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.