# Accident 20180606007129A: Beech A36, Gilliam, LA, June 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2018, 09:14 local time
- Place: Gilliam, LA
- Airport: Gilliam Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8378° N, 93.8378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8378&lon=-93.8378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710JT-2021-07-03) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,250 total, 50 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180606007129A

## Narrative

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

EXECUTED SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF TECHNIC USING THE LEFT HALF OF THE RUNWAY. DURING TAKE OFF RUN SOON AFTER THE MAINS LEFT THE GROUND, THE LEFT WING DROPPED 5-10 DEGREES.  PILOT LEVELED THE WINGS AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HEADING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO COTTON FIELD. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE FIELD, AND AT SOME POINT, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BELLY SLIDE AND SPINNING 180° COMING TO REST SLIDING TAIL FIRST.

## 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 GAA18CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA335), Jun 6, 2018: Beech A36 (N710JT), Gilliam, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a soft-field takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N710JT (1)

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

- [Accident 19780702015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702015949A), Jul 2, 1978: Beech A36 (N710JT), Searcy, AR, Substantial damage

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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