Beechcraft 36 N343AB

Summary

On 28 July 2019 at about 17:10 local time, a Beechcraft 36 registered N343AB, operated by Ponderosa 343 Llc, was involved in an accident near Richmond, Virginia, United States. One person was 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

28 July 2019 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Richmond Executive-Chesterfiel (FCI)

Coordinates

37.4064, -77.5247

Aircraft

Beechcraft 36

Registration

N343AB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Ponderosa 343 Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Richmond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA465

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control and attain sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain during an attempted go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing and just before touchdown, the stall warning horn sounded but that he briefly thought it was the "gear warning annunciator." Thinking he had not lowered the landing gear, he rapidly increased the throttle to produce full engine power in an attempt to go-around. However, he did not apply sufficient right rudder inputs, and the airplane deviated to the left and drifted over grass past the edge of the asphalt runway. Further, the airplane had not attained sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain, and the propeller tips hit the terrain, the engines stopped, and the airplane slid on the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. Additionally, the pilot reported that he should have relied on the "three in the green" before attempting a go-around. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.