Beechcraft G36 N754HC

Summary

On 7 November 2021 at about 18:43 local time, a Beechcraft G36 registered N754HC, operated by Private Individual, was involved in an accident near Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States. 4 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

7 November 2021 at 18:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Saginaw County H W Browne (HYX)

Coordinates

43.3140, -83.7082

Aircraft

Beechcraft G36

Registration

N754HC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Private Individual

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sidney → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA030

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on a wet grass strip.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing a full stop landing at an airport. He landed the airplane on a grass strip and reported that the airplane “started sliding off the runway to the left.” The pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane and the airplane departed the side of the runway and came to rest in a field. The left main landing gear had collapsed, and substantial damage was sustained to the left wing. Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration documented the accident scene and reported that marks in the grass strip were consistent with the airplane landing in a crab, with the nose of the airplane pointed towards the right side of the strip. Tracks made by the landing gear showed the airplane’s ground roll shifted towards the left and continued as the airplane departed the side of the runway. The pilot stated that the ground was soft and wet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.