# Accident 20101014047629A: Beech A36, Pagosa Springs, CO, October 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2010, 16:55 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2850° N, 107.0536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2850&lon=-107.0536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4979M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4979M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 5,200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101014047629A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/14/2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1705 LCL N4979M, A BEECH A36, SUSSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO (KPSO). TWO PERSONS AND ONE DOG ON BOARD. NO INJURIES. DAY VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN11CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA031), Oct 14, 2010: Beech A36 (N4979M), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N4979M (1)

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

- [Incident 20000114000369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000114000369I), Jan 14, 2000: Beech A36 (N4979M), Manhattan, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Inspectors statement: Mr. Eric willard lager, pilots certificate number 1544951, [privacy data omitted] was the pilot in command of his Beechcraft…

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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