# Accident 19860520021189A: Beech A36, Swansboro, NC, May 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Swansboro, NC
- Airport: Triple M
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6907° N, 77.1205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6907&lon=-77.1205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,954 total, 113 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860520021189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED TOO FAST ON THE WET SOD RUNWAY. BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL. WENT OFF THE RUNWAY END INTO A DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL86LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA136), May 20, 1986: Beech A36 (N103SM), Swansboro, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N103SM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780910019169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910019169I), Sep 10, 1978: Beech A36 (N103SM), Texarkana, AR, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on roll out. Cause undetermined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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