# Accident 19961109035079A: Beech A36, Walnut Cove, NC, November 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1996, 09:20 local time
- Place: Walnut Cove, NC
- Airport: Meadow Brook Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2895° N, 80.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2895&lon=-80.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8077M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8077M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 230 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109035079A

## Narrative

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

PROFICIENCY CHECK FLIGHT ATP CHECK AIRMAN. TOO HIGH BEGAN CIRCLE TO LAND. ENGINE OUT DEMO. TOO FAST WENT OFF RUNWAY (-23) PILOT TOMARES WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FORM LEFT SEAT AND WAS ENROLLED IN SAFETY PROGRAM RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM PILOT FRIEDMAN.  PILOT FRIEDMAN GAVE PILOT TOMARES AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NC28 AFTER AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH.  PILOT FRIEDMAN STATED THAT PILOT TOMARES WAS A GOOD PILOT AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ABOUT HALF WAY DAOWN A 2735' RUNWAY.  PILOT TOMARES APPLIED BRAKES BUT PILOT FRIEDMAN SAID HE NEEDED TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKES.  PILOT FRIEDMAN STATED HE DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.

## 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 MIA97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA019), Nov 9, 1996: Beech A36 (N8077M), Walnut Cove, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot/owner (PIC) to either go around while there was sufficient runway remaining or apply adequate braking to stop the aircraft before overrunning the runway. Factors relating to the…

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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