# Accident 20000212011289A: Beech A36, Olathe, KS, February 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2000, 13:23 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8476° N, 94.7376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHNSON COUNTY EXEC (OJC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8476&lon=-94.7376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711VS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711VS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000212011289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING FROM DOWNWIND 800'AGL. THE A/C GOT LOW ON BASE LEG (200-300 AGL) AND WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, AND THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND IN A PLOWED FIELD 600-800 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. THE IMPACT SEVERED THE NOSEGEAR, BENT ALL THREE PROPELLOR BLADES, AND BENT THE REAR OF LEFT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI00LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA069), Feb 12, 2000: Beech A36 (N711VS), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots improper use of powerplant controls. A factor in the accident was the plowed farm field.

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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