ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376121
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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 1985 |
| Time: | 17:55 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft K35 |
| Owner/operator: | Paul Arndt |
| Registration: | N35JW |
| MSN: | D-5872 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4832 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Midland, TX (KMAF) |
| El Paso, TX (KELP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED HIS STRAIGHT-IN LANDING FINAL APCH WAS SMOOTH. THE AIRSPEED HAD DECREASED FROM 80 TO 65 KTS & THE ACFT'S WHEELS WERE ONLY INCHES ABOVE THE RWY WHEN THE RIGHT WING SUDDENLY LIFTED AND CAUSED THE ACFT TO VEER LEFT AND TOUCH DOWN ON THE DIRT BESIDE THE RWY. WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH NO REPORTED GUSTS. THE PLT STATED THAT HE EITHERENCOUNTERED AN UNSEEN 'DUST DEVIL' ON THE RWY OR GOT INTO THE THE VORTEX TURBULENCE OF A LIGHT TWIN ENGINE ACFT (TYPE UNKNOWN) WHICH HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM THE SAME RWY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW86LA005
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 12:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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