# Accident 20000421007119A: Beech A36TC, Monument Valley, UT, April 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Monument Valley Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0804° N, 110.2510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0804&lon=-110.2510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000421007119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHEN LANDING AT MONUMENT VALLEY ARPT, UT: AS MAIN GEAR TOUCHED GROUND A WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND TURNED IT 90 DEGREES CLOCKWISE, CARRIED THE AIRCRAFT 25-50 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, WHERE IT LANDED SIDEWAYS. THE AIRCARFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING AND LANDIGN GEAR, PROP, COWLING AND BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE.  INSURANCE COMPANY, ROGGE INSURANCE SERVICES, STATED THAT THERE WAS A PAX ONBOURD.  A FEMALE, VIVIAN LIESE.  INFORMATION HAD NOT INTITIALLY BEEN DISCLOSED.

## 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 DEN00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA077), Apr 21, 2000: Beech A36TC (N305MM), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. Factors were a dust devil/whirlwind and the pilot's lack of landing currency.

## Other reports on N305MM (1)

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

- [Incident 19840924074539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924074539I), Sep 24, 1984: Beech A36TC (N305MM), Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. Auxillary fuel boost pump left on to smooth the running of engine. Later, engine quit. No restart. No malfunctions.

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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