Beechcraft V35 N24WG

Summary

On 22 July 2010 at about 00:30 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N24WG, operated by Richard Degryse, was involved in an accident near Bend, Oregon, 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

22 July 2010 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bend, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Bend Municipal (KBDN)

Coordinates

44.0944, -121.2003

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

N24WG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard Degryse

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Livermore → Bend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA361

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a wind gust during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was on final approach to runway 34 at the destination airport. During the landing flare, the airplane encountered a gust of wind about 40 degrees off its nose. The airplane ballooned up off the runway surface and the pilot pushed the control yoke in an effort to counteract the wind. The airplane touched down hard, collapsing the nose landing gear. The airplane again became airborne and the pilot maneuvered to the ground and landed. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. As a result of the accident, the airplane incurred damage to the right wing. A routine aviation weather report (METAR) for the airport, issued around the time of the accident, reported winds from 360 degrees at 07 knots; 20 minutes later it reported the wind from 360 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 17 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.