# Accident 20011107034419A: Beech A36, Crownpoint, NM, November 7, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 7, 2001, 16:00 local time - Place: Crownpoint, NM - Airport: Crownpoint Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.7175° N, 108.2014° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7175&lon=-108.2014&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1099A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1099A) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-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: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 190 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA031) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107034419A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 7, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 MST A BEECHCRAFT A-36 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE PILOT, MR. DANIEL COLLINS BECAME ILL WITH STOMACH PROBLEMS. HE ASKED HIS SAFETY PILOT MR. PYLE IF HE COULD LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT CROWNPOINT, NM AND MR. PYLE AGREED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCED, VEERING TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY, AND SCRAPED THE LEFT WING IN THE SOFT DIRT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THEN THE RIGHT GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL. THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND WITH THE NOSE IN A VERY HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 240 FEET, AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AGAIN. IT SKIDDED ALONG THE GROUND AND THE LEFT MAIN HIT AGAIN AND THEN THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SKIDDING SIDEWAYS AND HIT THE FENCE IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE TWO WOODEN POST WERE IMPACTED BY THE PROPELLER, THE RIGHT WING ROOT, AND THE RIGHT WING AT APPROX 3 FEET OUT ON THE WING. THE WOODEN POST WERE SEVERED AND DRUG FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET WITH BARBED WIRE ATTACHED TO THEM. (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT, WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT, ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER PRIVATE PILOT, WHO OCCUPIED THE RIGHT SEAT AS A SAFETY PILOT. AS THE FLIGHT PROGRESSED, THE LEFT SEAT PILOT COMPLAINED OF FEELING ILL, TELLING THE SAFETY PILOT THAT HE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD MAKE IT TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AND NEEDED A "RESTROOM BREAK." BOTH PILOTS THEN AGREED TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE LEFT SEAT PILOT RELINQUISHED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT SEAT SAFETY PILOT. THE SAFETY PILOT THEN OVER FLEW THE RUNWAY AND DETERMINED THE WIND TO BE VERY LIGHT . DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO BANK TO THE LEFT, AND WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS NO LONGER OVER THE RUNWAY, A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. POWER WAS ADDED AND FLAPS WERE RETRACTED FROM 30 DEGREES TO 0 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO CLIMB, SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTING A FENCE AND SOME POLES, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE SAFETY PILOT HAD NO EXPERIENCE LANDING THE AIRPLANE FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE'S PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK, WHEN EXECUTING A GO AROUND, THE FLAPS SHOULD NOT BE RETRACTED UNTIL ALL OBSTACLES ARE CLEARED. ## 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 FTW02LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA031), Nov 7, 2001: Raytheon A36 (N1099A), Crownpoint, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The safety pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing factors were the safety pilot's lack of experience flying from the right seat and the improper retraction… ## Other reports on N1099A (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20161023023179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161023023179I), Oct 23, 2016: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 (N1099A), Titusville, PA, Minor damage. During landing at 6G1, airman switched fuel tanks turning final for runway 19. While applying power on short final, the engine did not respond. Airman again… - [Incident 19991011029149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011029149I), Oct 11, 1999: Beech A36 (N1099A), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On October 11, 1999, at 1430 MDT, N1099A, a Beechcraft model A36, impacted the ground following a practice short/soft field take-off on runway 07 at… - [Incident 19990227020699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227020699I), Feb 27, 1999: Beech A36 (N1099A), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. Instructor was simulating engine failure with student. At approximately 300 feet AGL, instructor called for recovery. Engine did not respond. Aircraft… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.