# Accident 20000331039139A: Beech A36, Bloomington, IN, March 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2000, 10:15 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0905° N, 86.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0905&lon=-86.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91TD-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000331039139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 24, ACCELERATING THE A/C FOR LIFT-OFF. AS THE A/C CLIMBED, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. APPROX. 150 TO 200 FEET ABOCE THE SURFACE, THE A/C ROLLED LEFT AND THE PILOT MADE A CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THE A/C WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER, WHO WAS THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, TOOK THE CONTROLS AND LANDED THE A/C WITH THE GEAR UP. THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE A/C SETTLED ON ITS BELLY AND SLID APPROX. 750 FEET.

## 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 CHI00LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA102), Mar 31, 2000: Beech A36 (N91TD), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: directional control not maintained and maximum gross weight was exceeded by the pilot in command.

## Other reports on N91TD (1)

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

- [Accident 20091108053789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091108053789A), Nov 8, 2009: Beech A36 (N91TD), Spring Branch, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The action listed in # 32 is intended for the instructor. During cruise flightat 9000 feet MST, N91TD deviated from its course and entered a steep circling…

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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