Beechcraft S35 N864T

Summary

On 16 July 2002 at about 00:00 local time, a Beechcraft S35 registered N864T was involved in an accident near St. Johns, Arizona, 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.

Date

16 July 2002 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Johns, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

St. Johns Industrial Airpark (SJN)

Coordinates

34.5186, -109.3789

Aircraft

Beechcraft S35

Registration

N864T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shepard AFB → St. Johns

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA233

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following an encounter with a wind gust.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot lost control of the airplane upon encountering a wind gust during landing rollout on runway 21. During the sequence, the left wing contacted the runway surface and the airplane veered off the runway. Before landing, the pilot had flown over the airport, observed its windsock, and received the automated weather information. Nothing unusual occurred during the final approach. Following the gust encounter, the pilot regained control of the airplane and redirected it back onto the runway. Five minutes earlier, the local weather report indicated that the wind was from 300 degrees at 4 knots. There were no reports of gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.