# Accident 20050315002989A: Beech A36, Farmington, NM, March 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2005, 13:33 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MASS
- Location: 36.7381° N, 108.2244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7381&lon=-108.2244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435P-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,150 total, 653 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050315002989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS OBSERVING A STAGE 3 CHECK OF STUDENT PILOT. THE STUDENT BEGAN SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 25. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE STUDENT REMAINED TO NOSE HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED STAGNATED. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AND THEN LEFT. RECOGNIZING A STALL, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS AND UNLOADED THE AIRCRAFT BY LOWERING THE ANGLE OF ATTACK. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A DESCENT AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY IN A RIGHT CRAB. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AT WHICH POINT THE RIGHT WING HIT THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN05CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA062), Mar 15, 2005: Beech A36 (N435P), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall and loss of control. Contributing factors were wind gusts, instructor's delay in taking remedial action, and the…

## Other reports on N435P (2)

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

- [Accident 20030324004829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030324004829A), Mar 24, 2003: Beech A36 (N435P), Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 24, 2003, at 0830 MST, a Beech bonanza BE-36, N435P, registered to san juan pilot training inc., collided with a runway edge light and a…
- [Incident 19980715021929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980715021929I), Jul 15, 1998: Beech A36 (N435P), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. First solo. During touch and go landed gear up. Failed to ascertain gear position.

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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