# Accident 20030526010459A: Beech A36, Afton, WY, May 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Airport: Afton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7111° N, 110.9419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7111&lon=-110.9419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2106L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2106L) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030526010459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF AT THE AFTON, WYOMING AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT N2106L, WITH MR. JAMES L. CRANDELL ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND STRUCK A WOOD SIGN POST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING, FUEL TANK AND MAIN GEAR DOOR.

## 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 DEN03LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA089), May 26, 2003: Beech A36 (N2106L), Afton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to achieve an adequate climb rate, resulting in an inflight collision with the sign. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper mixture leaning procedure, the high density…

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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