# Accident 20030703013789A: Beech 36BEECH, Block Island, RI, July 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2003, 16:55 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1667° N, 71.5678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1667&lon=-71.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540Q-2007-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33,374 total, 142 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030703013789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AN IFR APPROACH TO BID OVER SHOT RUNWAY 10, CIRCLED TO RUNWAY 28 LANDED AND LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, WENT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY AND INTO A FENCE. NO INJURIES.

## 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 NYC03CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA149), Jul 3, 2003: Beech BE36 (N540Q), Block Island, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged speed and distance while landing, which resulted in an overrun. A factor in the accident was a wet runway.

## Other reports on N540Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19870601056029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870601056029I), Jun 1, 1987: Beech 36BEECH (N540Q), Millville, NJ, Minor damage. The nose gear collapsed on landing. The pilot failed to confirm gear down and locked. Overdue annual and medical.

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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