# Accident 20020301001809A: Beech A36, Austin, TX, March 1, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 1, 2002, 16:41 local time - Place: Austin, TX - Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.1803° N, 97.6503° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1803&lon=-97.6503&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7236L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7236L-2003-03-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA087) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020301001809A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON MARCH 1, 2002, AT 1641 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A36 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N7236L, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A MISSED APPROACH AT THE AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AUSTIN, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS ONE NON-PILOT RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE WILEY POST AIRPORT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, APPROXIMATELY 1430, AND WAS DESTINED FOR AUSTIN. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE AUSTIN TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL FACILITY (TRACON), THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEARED FOR THE INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17L. RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE FLEW THE ILS APPROACH AND MAINTAINED THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRPLANE WAS NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE PILOT DECLARED A MISSED APPROACH, AND THE TOWER CONTROLLER ISSUED MISSED APPROACH INSTRUCTIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. AIRPORT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) AND AIRPORT PERSONNEL INITIATED A SEARCH FOR THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND ENGULFED IN FIRE. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 2,410 FEET EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 17L. A GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECORDED THE ACCIDENT LOCATION AT NORTH 030 DEGREES 10.810 MINUTES LATITUDE AND WEST 097 DEGREES 39.011 MINUTES LONGITUDE AT AN ELEVATION OF 462 FEET. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INTACT IN A WOODED AREA ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 190 DEGREES. TREES WITH FRESHLY SEVERED LIMBS WERE LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE COCKPIT AND CABIN WERE CONSUMED BY A FIRE. BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED FIRE DAMAGE FROM THEIR ROOTS OUTBOARD TO MIDSPAN. BOTH WING LEADING EDGES DISPLAYED LEADING EDGE CRUSHING AFT (FROM WING-TIP TO WING-TIP) TO THEIR FRONT WING SPARS. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS DISPLACED UPWARD THROUGH THE LEFT WING'S UPPER WING SKIN. THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND EXTENDED, AND THE FLAPS WERE FOUND EXTENDED 15 DEGREES (APPROACH SETTING). AT 2253, THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING WEATHER CONDITIONS: OVERCAST CEILING AT 100 FEET, VISIBILITY .25 MILES IN LIGHT RAIN AND FOG, TEMPERATURE 14 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT 14 DEGREES CELSIUS, RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE 2,000 FEET VARIABLE TO 2,400 FEET, AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.91 INCHES OF MERCURY. (-23) ON MARCH 1, 2002, AIRCRAFT N7236L A BEECHCRAFT MODEL A-36 S/N E-2268 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE AUSTIN/BERGSTROM AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ILS TO RUNWAY 17L, WHEN THE PILOT WENT MISSED APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 2360 FEET EAST FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 35R. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ## 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 FTW02FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA087), Mar 1, 2002: Beech A36 (N7236L), Austin, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. Contributing factors were the low ceiling, fog, and the unforecast weather conditions.. 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.