# Accident 20080102014419A: Beech A36, Brunswick, GA, January 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2008, 12:45 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Malcolm Mc Kinnon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1517° N, 81.3911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1517&lon=-81.3911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N724BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,171 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080102014419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 2, 2008 AT 12 PM LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N724BB A BEECHCRAFT MODEL A-36 BONANZA EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34 AT MALCOLM-MCKINNON AIRPORT (SSI), GEORGIA. NOAA WEATHER REPORTED WEATHER CONDITIONS AS CLEAR WITH WINDS OF 13 MPH, GUSTS OF 24-28 MPH AT 300-310 DEGREES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUST OF WIND PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE SEVERAL TIMES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 NYC08CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA074), Jan 2, 2008: Beech A36 (N724BB), Brunswick, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor in the accident was the wind gust.

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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