Beechcraft D35 N3424B

Summary

On 15 July 2000 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft D35 registered N3424B was involved in an accident near Decatur, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 July 2000 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Decatur, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Crystal Lake (5M5)

Coordinates

36.3290, -94.4497

Aircraft

Beechcraft D35

Registration

N3424B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Siloam Springs → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA211

2 people had minor injuries.

The inadvertent stall while maneuvering to avoid obstructions during a forced landing. A factor was the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to the propeller blades striking the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he made visual contact with the destination airport when he was 'several miles out.' He flew a left base for runway 31, close in, and hurried to get things set up for the turn to final. On short final, he noticed that the airplane was extremely fast, and as the airplane approached the runway, the pilot remarked to his passenger that 'something was not right.' He then noticed that the landing gear handle was in the retracted position and initiated a go-around. Simultaneously, he heard scraping as if the airplane had contacted the runway. The pilot stated that he believes 'the prop hit the runway.' During the go-around, the pilot noticed that the airplane would not maintain a positive rate of climb. The pilot initiated an approach to a field, but 'pulled the airplane up' to clear trees and, subsequently, the airplane stalled, impacted the ground, and came to rest upright.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.