Beechcraft A36 N1105N

Summary

On 9 December 2009 at about 12:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N1105N was involved in an accident near Eagle Pass, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 December 2009 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Eagle Pass, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Maverick County Memorial Intnl (5T9)

Coordinates

26.1999, -97.7498

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N1105N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kerrville Muni → Eagle Pass

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

CEN10FA069

1 person died.

The pilot's decision to continue the approach below minimums without visual references, and subsequent collision with the perimeter fence/terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on an instrument approach to the non-towered airport, the airplane collided with the airport's perimeter fence and terrain. The fence and perimeter road were parallel to, and about 750-feet east of the runway. The last radar plot was at an altitude of 1,200 feet MSL (Mean Sea Level), but slightly east of the runway, and approximately 435 feet from the accident site. About 30 minutes after the accident, deputies reported that the weather was "foggy". The instrument approach that the pilot was following was the RNAV (GPS) 31. The published minimums for this instrument approach are a 400-foot ceiling and one-mile visibility. The automated weather station about 33 miles northwest of the accident site reported at 0552, calm winds, temperature 41 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 41 degrees Fahrenheit, visibility less than 1/4 miles (and a Runway visual range ( RVR) of 600 feet variable to 1200 feet) in fog and an indefinite ceiling, altimeter pressure setting 29.85 inches of Mercury. An examination of the airplane failed to reveal any anomalies with the airframe, structure, or systems. The airplane's engine was removed from the airframe and placed in an engine test facility. An engine test run was conducted and the engine was able to produce rated horsepower, without hesitation or interruption. Under the conditions at the time, the pilot appeared to have mistaken the east perimeter road for the runway landing point.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.