BEECH H35 near Bountiful, UT — 2014-10-14

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control during a tailwind landing.

NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight. The pilot reported that, during the flight, the airplane experienced electrical power issues, which prevented him from extending the landing gear. He overflew the runway twice and manually extended the gear, and following touchdown, the airplane departed the runway surface and collided with a hangar. The airplane traveled about 482 ft before it exited the runway surface, and no skid marks or other indications of braking attempts were observed on the runway surface. Weather reports from a nearby airport indicated that a tailwind existed about the time of the landing. The tailwind resulted in a high groundspeed, which likely contributed to the pilot's loss of directional control.

Analysis

Primary failure mode

Human factors

First missed decision gate

Pilot could have initiated a go-around instead of landing after electrical issues.

NTSB coding

• Loss of control on ground · Landing-landing roll

Evidence available

• 1 docket document

Docket documents1

• Record of Conversation FAA Inspectorother

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