Beechcraft A36 N91TD

Summary

On 31 March 2000 at about 15:05 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N91TD was involved in an accident near Bloomington, Indiana, United States. 5 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

31 March 2000 at 15:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Monroe County Airport (BMG)

Coordinates

39.0905, -86.6106

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N91TD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Dayton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA102

Nobody was injured.

directional control not maintained and maximum gross weight was exceeded by the pilot in command.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged on contact with terrain during a wheels up, emergency landing after takeoff from runway 24. All five souls on-board were uninjured. The pilot stated, 'I put in full throttle, mixture [and] prop and accelerated. We rotated at 75-78 knots and accelerated to 93-95 knots. When I retracted the gear the plane went into a sharp left bank and then a right bank. I had limited control so I opted to land straight ahead. We landed gear up as there was no time to lower the gear.' The pilot rated passenger stated, 'Approximately when pilot retracted the gear the aircraft started banking to the left - I got on the controls with the pilot to level the wings [and] get the nose down. Control appear marginal at best [and] the aircraft was placed on the ground.' An on-scene examination revealed substantial damage to the right wing from contact with the runway and substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot had not completed a weight and balance. The flight was found 264.1 pounds over the maximum takeoff weight. The wind was 110 degrees at 5 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.