# Accident 20131006019519A: Beech A36, Tilden, TX, October 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tilden, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4667° N, 98.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4667&lon=-98.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2051N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2051N-2018-05-30) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 450 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131006019519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART A 1500 FOOT DIRT & GRASS STRIP THAT WAS WATER-SATURATED AND MUDDY.  SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE AIRPLANE ROLLED LEFT.  PILOT STATES THAT HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE.  THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE MAKING GROUND CONTACT.  THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED INTO TREES COMING TO REST UPRIGHT WITH THE ENGINE AND NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AT THE FIREWALL AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR14CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA009), Oct 6, 2013: Beech A36 (N2051N), Tilden, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the takeoff from a wet and soft airstrip which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and aircraft control during the takeoff initial climb.

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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