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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech N35 · Madisonville, TN · October 18, 2019

Date
October 18, 2019 · 14:33 local
Place
Madisonville, TN
Airport
Monroe County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N564T
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20LA018
Reported as
Beech N35
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

This flight originated from T73 south carolina. Pilot states that he picked up an IFR flight plan shortly after take off. The flight was conducted under ATC control. The IFR flight plan was discontinued approximately 8 miles at from Monroe County Airport kmnv at approximately 7000 ft and he continued on visually. The PIC entered the aircraft into the downwind leg of the approach at approximately 4000 ft, put the landing gear down but did not turn on the auxiliary fuel pump. He slipped the aircraft to the left to shed altitude. He stated that his speed was between 90 and 100 knots over the threshold and believed that his altitude was too high. He attempted to land at the 1200 foot mark of runway 05. Upon touchdown the aircraft bounced a few times. The PIC determined that the aircraft was moving to fast to complete the landing and tried to execute a go-around. When he input the throttle to increase RPM the engine did not respond. He tried different settings on the prop control with no response from the engine. He tried to adjust the mixture to different settings to facilitate RPM recovery, however the engine still did not respond. The PIC states that after realizing that the engine would not respond he focused on flying the aircraft to avoid a stall. The first signs of contact beyond the end of the runway were approximately 100 feet beyond the end of runway 05. At this point the terrain slopes severely downward approximately 70 feet. After making first contact, the aircraft continued to roll until it contacted a tree line approximately 700 feet beyond the end of the runway.

The aircraft suffered damage to the left and right wings. The outer 1/3 of the left wing was sheared off. The right wing has two areas that suffered damage to the leading edge and forward wing spar. The propeller suffered internal damage but did not show signs of damage to any blade. The nose landing gear torque links were found to be broken at the point were the two links are connected together.

As the FAA filed it

THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM T73 SOUTH CAROLINA. PILOT STATES THAT HE PICKED UP AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER ATC CONTROL. THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS DISCONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES AT FROM MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT KMNV AT APPROXIMATELY 7000 FT AND HE CONTINUED ON VISUALLY. THE PIC ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FT, PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT DID NOT TURN ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP. HE SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TO SHED ALTITUDE. HE STATED THAT HIS SPEED WAS BETWEEN 90 AND 100 KNOTS OVER THE THRESHOLD AND BELIEVED THAT HIS ALTITUDE WAS TOO HIGH. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE 1200 FOOT MARK OF RUNWAY 05. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A FEW TIMES. THE PIC DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING TO FAST TO COMPLETE THE LANDING AND TRIED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. WHEN HE INPUT THE THROTTLE TO INCREASE RPM THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE TRIED DIFFERENT SETTINGS ON THE PROP CONTROL WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. HE TRIED TO ADJUST THE MIXTURE TO DIFFERENT SETTINGS TO FACILITATE RPM RECOVERY, HOWEVER THE ENGINE STILL DID NOT RESPOND. THE PIC STATES THAT AFTER REALIZING THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND HE FOCUSED ON FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID A STALL. THE FIRST SIGNS OF CONTACT BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY WERE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEYOND THE END OF RUNWAY 05. AT THIS POINT THE TERRAIN SLOPES SEVERELY DOWNWARD APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET. AFTER MAKING FIRST CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT CONTACTED A TREE LINE APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. THE OUTER 1/3 OF THE LEFT WING WAS SHEARED OFF. THE RIGHT WING HAS TWO AREAS THAT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE AND FORWARD WING SPAR. THE PROPELLER SUFFERED INTERNAL DAMAGE BUT DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO ANY BLADE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINKS WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN AT THE POINT WERE THE TWO LINKS ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER.

NTSB investigation

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