# Accident 20090331005559A: Beech A36, Batavia, NY, March 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2009, 15:30 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9986° N, 78.1808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batavia, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9986&lon=-78.1808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4587S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4587S) (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 IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090331005559A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON 3/31/2009 AT APPROX 1500 HRS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED GVQ AIRPORT.  AFTER A HALF HOUR FLIGHT HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP WHICH HIS FAMILY OWNES, LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  HE DESCRIBED TO THIS INSPECTOR A NORMAL LANDING FLARE DURING TOUCHDOWN BUT A HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROX 100 FEET AND SUSTAINED 3 BENT PROP BLADES AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FLAP SKINS WAS WRINKLED AND BENT.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS SEEN AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.  ON 3/31/2009 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD THIS INSPECTOR HE DID NOT PLACE THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION AND A CURRENT CFR 91.411 AND 91.413 INSPECTION.  THE PILOTS MEDICAL AND PILOT CERTIFICATE WERE CURRENT.  WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VMC.  A CONDITION NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE OWNER TO REPLACE THE PROPELLER AND REPAIR THE FLAPS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE INSPECTED FOR A FERRY PERMIT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4587S (1)

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

- [Incident 19801216085469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801216085469I), Dec 16, 1980: Beech 36BEECH (N4587S), Rochester, NY. Zk pilot made go around after missed approach. Did not get green lights for gear. Used emergency system,landed ok

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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