# Accident 20150118001299A: Beech A36TC, Flagstaff, AZ, January 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2015, 13:33 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1403° N, 111.6692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1403&lon=-111.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3685W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3685W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,770 total, 1,604 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150118001299A

## Narrative

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

1-18-15, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RNWY21 AT KFLG AND ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLASPED. THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUT DEPARTED THE NOSE GEAR ASSY AND WAS DRUG UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT RIPPING A LARGE RECTANGULAR HOLE IN THE BELLY. THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE, ALL 3 BLADE TIPS WERE CURLED BACK. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY, THERE WAS NO POST FIRE FROM THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND TAKEN TO WISEMAN AVIATION FOR STORAGE.

*NOTE*

1.  AS OF 2-5-2015 WAITING FOR NTSB TO FURNISH ACCIDENT NUMBER.

2.  PILOT IS IN EUROPE ON BUSINESS PER EMAIL CONVERSATION, NEED ADDITIONAL PILOT INFORMATION.

3. NTSB HAS PROVIDED ACCIDENT NUMBER, -23 AMENDED.

## 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 WPR15LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA099), Jan 18, 2015: Beech A36TC (N3685W), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and loss of airplane control, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent failure of the nose landing gear.

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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