# Accident 19971019030759A: Beech A36TC, Stratford, TX, October 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stratford, TX
- Airport: Stratford Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3302° N, 102.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-102.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,442 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019030759A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW98LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA025), Oct 19, 1997: Beech A36TC (N42AM), Stratford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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