# Incident 20190505004019I: Beech B36TC, Abilene, TX, May 5, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2019, 18:55 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N136BF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-UB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190505004019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED A DOWN DRAFT ON SHORT FINAL AND TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY. THE GROUND WAS SOFT AND THE NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO THE GRASS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE LIP OF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE WHEEL SNAPPED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. NO FIRE OR INJURY OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N136BF (1)

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

- [Incident 20050730018139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050730018139I), Jul 30, 2005: Beech B36TC (N136BF), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot (and one passenger) had taken off from sdl heading in a northerly direction and set the auto-pilot for 4,500 ft (AGL). At approx. 4000 ft (AGL)…

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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