Beechcraft A36 N200MW

Summary

On 22 October 2006 at about 23:55 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N200MW was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, Florida, 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

22 October 2006 at 23:55

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Augustine, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

St. Augustine Airport (KSGJ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N200MW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Savannah → St. Augustine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

MIA07CA010

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during landing, which resulted in an undershoot and on ground collision with a dirt bank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private certificated pilot was landing at night on a lighted runway. The airplane landed short of the paved runway, and collided with a dirt bank, collapsing both main landing gear. The pilot noted in his written report to the NTSB that the runway he elected to land on did not have a visual approach slope indicator (VASI), and was adjacent to the unlighted intercoastal waterway. He also stated that he added engine power during the final approach, but the "aircraft did not respond as anticipated.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.