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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36TC · Stratford, TX · October 19, 1997

Date: October 19, 1997 · 14:00 local
Place: Stratford, TX
Airport: Stratford Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N42AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA025
Reported as: Beech A36TC
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520UB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,442 total3,400 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N42AMRegistered now · Beech A36TCS/N EA-29 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech A36TC Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Overshot runway landing. Strong crosswind. Veered off near end to prevent overrun. Hit ditch and embankment. (.4)due to several hangars located near the approach end of the runway 4, the pilot made a high approach. The airplane touched down about 1/3 of the way down the 3,030-FT runway, and when the pilot realized that he was not going to get the airplane stopped on the runway, he veered the airplane to the right in an attempt to avoid a ditch located near the end of runway. The airplane struck the ditch, collapsing the nose gear and damaging the left wing's rear spar. The winds were from the north at 20 knots gusting to 25 knots during the approach to the runway; however, as the airplane touched down the winds changed to the north northwest. (-23) came in high over hanger at approach end to way 040, landed long due to left front quartering gusty winds, departed end of runway to right side into ditch.

As the FAA filed it

OVERSHOT RUNWAY LANDING. STRONG CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF NEAR END TO PREVENT OVERRUN. HIT DITCH AND EMBANKMENT. (.4)DUE TO SEVERAL HANGARS LOCATED NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY 4, THE PILOT MADE A HIGH APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE 3,030-FT RUNWAY, AND WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO GET THE AIRPLANE STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY, HE VEERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A DITCH LOCATED NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE DITCH, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING'S REAR SPAR. THE WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTH AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS DURING THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY; HOWEVER, AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN THE WINDS CHANGED TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST. (-23) CAME IN HIGH OVER HANGER AT APPROACH END TO WAY 040, LANDED LONG DUE TO LEFT FRONT QUARTERING GUSTY WINDS, DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY TO RIGHT SIDE INTO DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStratford, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath with the airplane resulting in the airplane not touching down at the proper touchdown point on the runway. A factor was the unfavorable winds.Oct 19, 1997 · Substantial damage