20180730018309A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Brainerd, MN · July 30, 2018

Date
July 30, 2018 · 09:58 local
Place
Brainerd, MN
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1856W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18LA302
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total2,907 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine had failed several times in past weeks. While on low final approach, the engine quit again and aircraft impacted tree tops.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE HAD FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN PAST WEEKS. WHILE ON LOW FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREE TOPS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.