# Accident 20000203000749A: Beech A36, Farmington, NM, February 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2000, 07:45 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7493° N, 108.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7493&lon=-108.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8240U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8240U-2005-11-01) (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: 465 total, 55 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000203000749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 3, 2000, AT APPROX. 0745 AM MDT, A BE-36, N8240U, WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING DURING AN APPROVED SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AT FARMINGTON, NM. THE INSTRUCTOR GAVE THE STUDENT PILOT A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AS PART OF THE PRE-SOLO TRAINING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX. 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY INTO A 4 KNOT HEAD WIND WHEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED OFF SHARPLY.  THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HIT THE RUNWAY AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND.  ON DOWN WIND LEG, THE PILOTS NOTED THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED.  THE INSTRUCTOR MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.  THE POST LANDING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, AILERON, AND AFT SPAR.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  (.4) ON FEBRUARY 3, 2000, APPROXIMATELY 0745 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A36, N8240U, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SAN JUAN PILOT TRAINING, INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING AT FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT, FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED,  AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FARMINGTON AT 0730. TO PREPARE THE STUDENT PILOT FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RETARDED THE THROTTLE ON DOWNWIND TO SIMULATE A POWER FAILURE.  THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THE STUDENT FLARED THE AIRPLANE HIGH OVER THE RUNWAY AND ADDED POWER TO ADJUST THE SINK RATE AND BANKED LEFT "TO RETURN TO THE CENTERLINE."  THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND BOUNCED.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL, ABORTED THE LANDING, WENT AROUND AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.  POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED WINGTIP, AILERON, AND REAR SPAR DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA047), Feb 3, 2000: Beech A36 (N8240U), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's excessive remedial action (banking to realign the airplane with the runway). Factors were the student pilot flaring the airplane prematurely and failing to maintain directional…

## Other reports on N8240U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040123000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040123000849A), Jan 23, 2004: Beech A36 (N8240U), Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 23, 2004, at 1916 MST, a Beechcraft A-36 bonanza, N8240U, registered to san juan pilot training, incorporated, lost power due to fuel…

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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