# Accident 20191018022389A: Beech N35, Madisonville, TN, October 18, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2019, 14:33 local time
- Place: Madisonville, TN
- Airport: Monroe County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5506° N, 84.3744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5506&lon=-84.3744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N564T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N564T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191018022389A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA20LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA018), Oct 18, 2019: Beech N35 (N564T), Madisonville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unstable approach and delayed decision to go-around. Contributing to the accident was the unporting of the fuel supply following a forward slip maneuver during the approach, which…

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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