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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Houston, TX · May 30, 2005

Date: May 30, 2005 · 15:15 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Houston-Southwest Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2015A
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05LA139
Reported as: Beech A36
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 870 total200 in this make and model

N2015ARegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2006 · Beech A36S/N E-1306 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 30, 2005, at 1515 local time a Beechcraft BE-36-A36 serial number E-1306 registered as N2015A, crashed during a go-around at the Houston Southwest airport (axh) arcola, Texas. The aircraft impacted the ground between two (2) taxiways and the ramp approximately 2000 feet from the approach end on the south side of runway 27. The pilot reported that during the landing attempt that the aircraft was drifting to the left and would not correct to the right. He then added power, which did not help. At that time he added full power and raised the landing gear. The pilot noted that he was not circling but was sure that he was not in a steep angle of climb. At that point the aircraft's left wing dipped and impacted the ground. Three (3) pilots witnessed the accident on the ground that concurred with the pilot except they noted a high angle of climb and the aircraft was stalled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 30, 2005, AT 1515 LOCAL TIME A BEECHCRAFT BE-36-A36 SERIAL NUMBER E-1306 REGISTERED AS N2015A, CRASHED DURING A GO-AROUND AT THE HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (AXH) ARCOLA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND BETWEEN TWO (2) TAXIWAYS AND THE RAMP APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT AND WOULD NOT CORRECT TO THE RIGHT. HE THEN ADDED POWER, WHICH DID NOT HELP. AT THAT TIME HE ADDED FULL POWER AND RAISED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE WAS NOT CIRCLING BUT WAS SURE THAT HE WAS NOT IN A STEEP ANGLE OF CLIMB. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING DIPPED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THREE (3) PILOTS WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT ON THE GROUND THAT CONCURRED WITH THE PILOT EXCEPT THEY NOTED A HIGH ANGLE OF CLIMB AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STALLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW05LA139Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArcola, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall while attempting a go-around. A contributing factor was the quartering tailwind.May 30, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2015A · 1

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

Incident 19980228012289ILevel Off Touchdown · Houston, TXNarrative: on February 28, 1998 at approximately 16:30 hours local time, during the landing phase of flight, at iws airport in Houston, Texas the Beechcraft A-36, s/n E-1306, N2015A, contacted the ground with enough force to shear the nose gear from the…Feb 28, 1998 · Minor damage