# Accident 20000309042939A: Beech A36, Pontiac, MI, March 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2000, 19:53 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6393° N, 83.4107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6393&lon=-83.4107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311JR-2018-08-24) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 410 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000309042939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT LEFT PALWAUKEE, IL. AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF. FLIGHT WAS IFR ON TOP. DESCENT STARTED ABOUT FLINT. ENTERED CLOUDS AT ABOUT 7500 FEET. AFTER SEVERAL LOWER CLEARANCES PILOT NOTICED LOSING SOME AIRSPEED AT ABOUT 4000 FEET. WAS GIVEN 3000 FEET AND CONTINUED APPROACH. BROKE OUT ON THE ILS AT ABOUT 600 FEET AND WAS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE. LANDED ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM END OF RUNWAY 27 IN RUNWAY OPERATION. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 300 FEET AFTER IMPACT. LEFT WING ALMOST SEVERED. NOSE GEAR BROKEN OFF. ENGINE PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT FULL POWER. FUEL IN AIRCRAFT. ABOUT 2" OF ICE REMAINED ON RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND CABIN TOP ANTENNAS.

## 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 CHI00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA089), Mar 10, 2000: Beech A36 (N311JR), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to fly into known adverse weather conditions which included icing and his inability to maintain aircraft control and a proper glidepath during the approach. Factors associated…

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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