ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287072
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 April 2009 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3224Q |
| MSN: | E3224 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 835 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bullhead City, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chino Airport, CA (CNO/KCNO) |
| Bullhead City, AZ (A09) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the flight approached its destination, the pilot listened to the automated surface observation station weather report at an airport located about 7 nautical miles north of the destination airport. According to the pilot, the wind at the nearby airport was out of the northwest at 10 mph gusting to 15. The pilot stated that he flew over the destination airport and determined that the winds were as reported at the nearby airport. The final approach to Runway 35 appeared normal to the pilot, and he noticed a crosswind presence. The pilot commented that the "airplane was responding as usual, and there was no indication of severe gusting or any unusual wind condition." The pilot said that as the airplane touched down, "an extreme unpredictable northwest dust devil and/or whirlwind hit the front of my airplane causing the airplane to veer to the right." The airplane veered to the right, exited the runway, and impacted bushes adjacent to the runway. The nose landing gear and left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing tip fuel tank and left aileron were bent and wrinkled. About 1 hour before the accident, the reported wind at the nearby airport was from 270 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 18 knots. Near the time of the accident, the reported wind was from 300 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 22 knots. About 1 hour after the accident, the reported wind was from 300 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 22 knots. Based on the reported gusty northwest winds, it appears likely that what the pilot called a "northwest dust devil and/or whirlwind" was actually a gust of wind from the northwest.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswinds and his failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09LA221
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 06:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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