Beechcraft V35B N8124R

Summary

On 22 April 2009 at about 00:50 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N8124R was involved in an accident near Groveland, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one 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

22 April 2009 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Groveland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Pine Mountain Lake Airport (E45)

Coordinates

37.8569, -120.1733

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35B

Registration

N8124R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Livermore → Groveland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA208

1 person was seriously injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he set up for a simulated emergency approach to an airstrip. During final approach, the pilot realized that he would be landing too long and announced to his instructor that he would do a go-around. The pilot added power to go-around; however, the engine did not respond. The pilot rechecked the engine controls while the airplane was still over the runway. Realizing that he was running out of runway, the pilot pushed the nose down to try and land before hitting objects in his flight path. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain at the east end of the airport and came to rest on a public roadway. Four separate successful engine runs were accomplished during the post accident examination. No anomalies were noted during any of the runs.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.