# Accident 20080524837019A: Beech A36, Norfolk, VA, May 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7503° N, 76.2198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7503&lon=-76.2198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4605M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4605M) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 220 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080524837019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE LEFT TIRE BLEW DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTING WITH THE CONTRETE BASE OF A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE RESULTING DAMAGE BROKE THE LEFT WING REAR SPAR.

## 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 CHI08LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA143), May 24, 2008: Beech A36 (N4605M), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear tire for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N4605M (3)

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

- [Incident 19950611018799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950611018799I), Jun 11, 1995: Beech A36 (N4605M), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll exited runway. Collapsed left main gear. Indicates inadvertent retraction.
- [Incident 19941115040879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941115040879I), Nov 15, 1994: Beech A36 (N4605M), Fulton, MO. Reported engine fire. Diverted to ftt. No evidence of fire. Alternator rear bearing had failed.
- [Incident 19890420017699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890420017699I), Apr 20, 1989: Beech A36 (N4605M), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Hard landing when pilot lost control of aircraft on a gusty crosswind landing.

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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