20190127023869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Fort Worth, TX · January 27, 2019

Date
January 27, 2019 · 16:34 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19TA073
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,294 total315 in this make and model31 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.

Aircraft was in cruise flight when it lost power and landed gear down in a field near a river bank. The aircraft suffered substantial damage when the right main landing gear was ripped from the aircraft when it contacted the muddy ground. The one crew member suffered minor injuries, and the 1 passenger was seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN IT LOST POWER AND LANDED GEAR DOWN IN A FIELD NEAR A RIVER BANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT CONTACTED THE MUDDY GROUND. THE ONE CREW MEMBER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE 1 PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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