19981208032959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Mathews, VA · December 8, 1998

Date: December 8, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place: Mathews, VA
Airport: Holly Point Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3237Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99LA035
Reported as: Beech A36

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What happened

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Acft landed on a grass strip, slid into the trees. (-23) aircraft N32372, BE36, landed on private grass runway. Grass runway was wet from rain showers. Aircraft slid on wet grass runway, impacted trees as aircraft slid off right side of runway. Damaged right and left wings, control surfaces and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED ON A GRASS STRIP, SLID INTO THE TREES. (-23) AIRCRAFT N32372, BE36, LANDED ON PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY. GRASS RUNWAY WAS WET FROM RAIN SHOWERS. AIRCRAFT SLID ON WET GRASS RUNWAY, IMPACTED TREES AS AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. DAMAGED RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS, CONTROL SURFACES AND PROPELLER.

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 NYC99LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMathews, VAThe pilot's decision to land with less than full-down flaps. Contributing factors were the wet landing surface and the tree.Dec 8, 1998 · Substantial damage