Beechcraft P35 N8667M

Summary

On 23 August 2010 at about 16:58 local time, a Beechcraft P35 registered N8667M, operated by Foley William M, was involved in an accident near Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 2 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

23 August 2010 at 16:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)

Coordinates

41.7367, -72.6494

Aircraft

Beechcraft P35

Registration

N8667M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Foley William M

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Flint → Hartford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA440

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, resulting in a loss of directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing on runway 02, the airplane encountered a gust of wind. The pilot applied full right rudder in an attempt to counteract the drift, but the airplane continued to veer to the left. The pilot then inadvertently applied excessive left brake pressure and the airplane traveled off the left side of the runway and struck a sign, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The wind recorded at the airport at the time of the accident was from 020 degrees at 16 knots, gusting to 23 knots. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.