Beechcraft A36 N136BJ
19 August 2017 · Loman, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 August 2017 at about 22:15 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N136BJ, operated by Comtemporary Communication Systems Inc, was involved in an accident near Loman, Idaho, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Loman, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warm Springs Creek (0U1)
- Coordinates
- 44.1422, -115.3142
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N136BJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Comtemporary Communication Systems Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yerington → Loman
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA497
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a tailwind, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, as he approached the airport, he requested a wind and weather PIREP. An unknown person replied on the CTAF to expect winds out of the west. With the intent of landing on runway 2, the pilot overflew the airfield and observed a light crosswind from the west. He landed the high-performance airplane on a 2,580-ft-long turf surface. The pilot recalled a shift in wind direction during landing. The airspeed as he crossed the runway threshold was about 90 knots, and the airspeed "increased dramatically" during the landing flare and touchdown. The pilot applied the brakes; however, the airplane overran the departure end of the runway and collided with a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts and the fuselage. According to the pilot, witnesses to the accident recalled that the airplane landed in variable wind conditions and touched down with a 20- to 30-knot tailwind. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2017 | Beechcraft A36 | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2017 | Beechcraft A36 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2017 | Beechcraft A36 | Rio Oso, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2017 | Beechcraft A36 | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Mar 2017 | Beechcraft A36 | Dadeville, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Dec 2017 | Beechcraft A36 | Itapua, Paraguay | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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