# Accident 19990426020809A: Beech A36, Williamston, NC, April 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1999, 09:26 local time
- Place: Williamston, NC
- Airport: Martin County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8493° N, 77.0504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8493&lon=-77.0504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31291, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31291) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 386 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990426020809A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 26, 1999, AT 0926 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 36, N31291, VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 3 AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM THE MARTIN COUNTY AIRPORT IN WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PERSON FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN WILLIAMSTON, NC, AT 0924.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL HE EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST AND LEFT WING CAME UP.  AS THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY IT BOUNCED AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. (-23) ON APRIL 26, 1999, AT WILLIAMSTON (MCZ) NC, A PRIVATE PILOT, MR. REGINAL SPAIN ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 3 WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT TEN KNOTS.  WITH THE PREVAILING TAIL WINDS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF WHILE AIRBORNE.  HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT A THIRTY DEGREE ANGLE TO RUNWAY 3.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNW AY AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PIC OR PASSENGERS. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST, AND THE LEFT WING CAME UP. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AS THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY, IT BOUNCED, AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 3.  NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. A REVIEW OF EXISTING WEATHER DATA DISCLOSED THAT THE PREVAILING WINDS WERE 300 DEGREES AT NINE KNOTS. OTHER SOURCES REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT TEN KNOTS. EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT'S CERTIFICATION DATA REVEALED THAT HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED.

## 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 ATL99LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA075), Apr 26, 1999: Beech 36 (N31291), Williamston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of winds that resulted in the loss of directional control during an attempted takeoff with a tailwind. A factor was the tailwind condition.

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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