# Accident 20080928850209A: Beech A36, Carlsbad, CA, September 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2008, 07:19 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mc Clellan-Palomar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1258° N, 117.2503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1258&lon=-117.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82TB-2017-07-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 910 total, 11 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080928850209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2008, AT 0719 PDT, A BEECH A36, N82TB, ON IFR ILS APPROACH TO PALOMAR AIRPORT, CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA, WAS ISSUED A LOW ALTITUDE ALERT AND ADVISED BY CRQ ATCT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS SOUTH OF COURSE.  THE PILOT WAS ADVISED TO EXECUTE THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH.  THE NEXT COMMUNICATION FROM THE PILOT WAS THE STATEMENT "I'M IN TROUBLE".  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND BY FIRE.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  ON SCENE INVESTIGATION AND DISCUSSIONS WITH NTSB INVESTIGATOR INDICATE THAT THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IN QUESTION.  REVIEW OF WEATHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CRQ ATCT AND REVIEWED BY FSDO OPERATIONS INSPECTOR INDICATES WEATHER WAS BELOW MINIMUMS.  UNABLE TO LOCATE PILOT RECORDS, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE APPLICATION SUBMITTED AS OF 7/24/2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD 11.1 HOURS IN N82TB AND A TOTAL TIME OF 910.6.  WEATHER, WIND CALM, 1/4 MILE FOG, 100 FEET OVERCAST, TEMP 17, DEW POINT 16, ALTIMETER 29.94.

## 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 LAX08FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA300), Sep 28, 2008: Beech A36 (N82TB), Carlsbad, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during the instrument approach and attempted go-around.

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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