# Accident 20070112000279A: Beech A36, Farmington, NM, January 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2007, 12:15 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MASS
- Location: 36.7472° N, 108.2333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7472&lon=-108.2333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8183E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8183E) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,129 total, 664 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070112000279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 12, 2007, AT 1215 MST, N8183E, A BEECHCRAFT BE-36-A36 REGISTERED TO MESA PILOT DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING AT FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT IN FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TRAINING UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING AND RIGHT AILERON WERE DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. ALSO ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS A PRIVATE PILOT UNDERGOING INSTRUMENT TRAINING, AND A PASSENGER. NONE OF THE THREE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 1050 MST.

## 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 DEN07LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA049), Jan 12, 2007: Beech A36 (N8183E), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-rated dual student's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the landing approach to avoid a stall. Also causal was the flight instructor's failure to provide adequate supervision.…

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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