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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Schroon Lake, NY · March 18, 1995

Date: March 18, 1995 · 11:55 local
Place: Schroon Lake, NY
Airport: Schroon Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N109EA
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 950 total103 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N109EARegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2897 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot was enroute to lake placid VFR. After encountering snow showers and clouds obscuring the mountain tops, he diverted to ticonderoga airport. While enroute he flew over Schroon Lake Airport and decided to land there due to physiological needs. He stated that he checked his airport facility directory and made a low pass down the runway to check condition. There were no NOTAMS available on airport condition. The landing on runway 16 was uneventful. Pilot taxied off runway and headed for an asphalt parking ramp. Once the airplane was on the ramp, the nose gear broke through asphalt and sank down about one foot. The nose gear collapsed, the propeller struck the ground, and the gear doors were bent. The right main gear sank into the asphalt about 1/2 foot with no damage. Aircraft was shut down. There were no injuries. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO LAKE PLACID VFR. AFTER ENCOUNTERING SNOW SHOWERS AND CLOUDS OBSCURING THE MOUNTAIN TOPS, HE DIVERTED TO TICONDEROGA AIRPORT. WHILE ENROUTE HE FLEW OVER SCHROON LAKE AIRPORT AND DECIDED TO LAND THERE DUE TO PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS. HE STATED THAT HE CHECKED HIS AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY AND MADE A LOW PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY TO CHECK CONDITION. THERE WERE NO NOTAMS AVAILABLE ON AIRPORT CONDITION. THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 WAS UNEVENTFUL. PILOT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY AND HEADED FOR AN ASPHALT PARKING RAMP. ONCE THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE RAMP, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE THROUGH ASPHALT AND SANK DOWN ABOUT ONE FOOT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE GEAR DOORS WERE BENT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SANK INTO THE ASPHALT ABOUT 1/2 FOOT WITH NO DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.