# Accident 20150602010319A: Beech A36, Siler City, NC, June 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2015, 07:45 local time
- Place: Siler City, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6972° N, 79.5083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6972&lon=-79.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985K-2018-04-06) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150602010319A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SOP (SOUTHERN PINES) FOR SILER CITY (SCR) AT APPROXIMATELY 0720. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 0745-0755. THE DISTANCE FLOWN IS 29 NM. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SHORT AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE FINAL APPROACH PATH TO RUNWAY 4 AT SILER CITY, NC. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD A FUNTIONING ALTERNATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MOVED FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTENANCE. THE FLIGHT WAS DONE WITHOUT A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. A SECOND AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED THE FIRST AIRCRAFT, IN ORDER TO TRANSPORT THE OWNERS BACK TO THEIR HOME BASE. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES WHILE ON A BASE LEG TURN TO FINAL ON RUNWAY 4. IT WAS REPORTED AS WELL AS CORROBORATED THROUGH WITNESS STATEMENTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED MARGINAL VFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN THE PROXIMITY OF THEIR DESTINATION. WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SHOW A CEILING OF 200 BROKEN, WITH LIGHT RAIN AND MIST IN THE AREA. WITNESSES INDICATE THAT THE PILOT CONTROLLED LIGHTING WAS NOT ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MAY HAVE ENTERED A STALL CONDITION ON EITHER BASE, FINAL, OR BASE TURNING TO FINAL. THE POSITION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATES AN OVERSHOOT IN A LEFT BASE TO FINAL TURN TO RUNWAY 4. FLAPS WERE NOT USED IN THE APPROACH PHASE DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE AIRCRFT WAS FLOWN IN A HIGHER DRAG CONFIGURATION, WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION.

## 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 ERA15LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA231), Jun 2, 2015: Beech A36 (N985K), Siler City, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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