# Accident 20060726023849A: Beech A36, Mason, MI, July 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2006, 12:45 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Mason Jewett Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5658° N, 84.4231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5658&lon=-84.4231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9205Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9205Q-2007-03-12) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 1,130 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060726023849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED AND TURNED FREELY. THERE WAS A MANUAL COMPRESSION CHECK DONE TO LEAD US TO ASSUME THE ENGINE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER REVIEWING ALL DATA WITH OPERATIONS, TAKING ALL FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION, IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRPLANE MIGHT HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT BUT THIS CANNOT BE PROVEN. ALSO THE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WERE HIGH ENOUGH FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE TO BE A POSSIBLE FACTOR. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM MASON AIRPORT (KTEW) ON RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED OUT AT 80 KNOTS TO A HEIGHT OF 100-150 FEET WHEN THE PILOT FELT A DOWNWARD SINK. THE PILOT PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN TO GAIN AIRSPEED WHEN THE STALL HORN AND STICK SHAKER STARTED GOING OFF. HE REPORTED HE WAS CLEARING THE TREES AND STARTED TO BANK THE PLANE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE FUEL TANKS HE COULD SEE ON THE GROUND. THE PLANE STRUCK THE TREE TOPS HIT THE TOP OF A BUILDING SNAPPED A POWER LINE AND HIT TWO TRUCKS BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND AND COMING TO REST IN A SAND PILE AT A PROCESSING PLAN ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT. AT THIS POINT ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, THE PLANE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROY                                             ED.

## 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 CHI06CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA201), Jul 26, 2006: Beech A36 (N9205Q), Mason, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush on takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the building and vehicles that were contacted.

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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