# Accident 20090408007089A: Beech A36, Bullhead City, AZ, April 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Eagle Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8881° N, 114.6164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8881&lon=-114.6164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3224Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3224Q) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090408007089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04-08-2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MST, N3224Q (A BE-A36) DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 WHILE LANDING AT EAGLE AIRPARK (A09) NEAR BULLHEAD CITY AZ.  METAR RECORDS ONE HOUR PRIOR TO ONE HOUR AFTER THE EVENT FROM NEEDLES AIRPORT (KEED), LOCATED APPROX 7 NM SOUTH OF EAGLE AIRPARK (A09), INDICATED WINDS FROM 270-300 DEGREES TRUE AT 9 TO 14 KNOTS, GUSTING 18 TO 22 KNOTS.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AILERON AND TIP FUEL TANK ON THE LEFT WING; NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

## 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 WPR09LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA221), Apr 8, 2009: Raytheon A36 (N3224Q), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswinds and his failure to maintain directional control during 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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