# Accident 20210710010549A: Beech A36TC, Chandler, AZ, July 10, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 10, 2021, 07:15 local time - Place: Chandler, AZ - Airport: Chandler Municipal - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.2654° N, 111.8211° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2654&lon=-111.8211&mi=10 - Aircraft: N222HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222HC) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 4 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 2,025 total, 1,293 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA287) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210710010549A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AT CHANDLER AIRPORT (CHD) ON 7/10/2021 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED WEIGHT AND BALANCE ANALYSIS WAS CALCULATED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT WITH TAKEOFF FUEL LOAD WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS. BELOW MGTOW AND WELL WITHIN GC ENVELOPE. CG CHANGES WITH FUEL BURN WERE SUCH THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD REMAIN WITHIN CG ENVELOPE THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. TAKEOFF DISTANCE WAS CALCULATED USING AFM GRAPHS ASSUMING 90-DEGREE OAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET OVER 50 FOOT OBSTACLE. RUNWAY LENGTH (22R) IS 4,401 FEET. HE STATED PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED NORMALLY. FUEL LOAD WAS VERIFIED TO AT OR ABOUT THE TABS (30 GALLONS EACH IN BOTH MAINS). TIP TANKS WERE FULL (20 GALLONS EACH). ONLY ANOMALY OBSERVED WAS THAT THE PITOT COVER WAS MISSING, HAVING APPARENTLY BLOWN OFF DURING THE WINDSTORM THAT OCCURRED AT (CHD) THE PRECEDING NIGHT. NO WATER WAS OBSERVED IN ANY OF THE FUEL SUMPS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID ENGINE START, TAXI AND PRE-TAKEOFF WERE NORMAL. LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETO CHECKS SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 50 RPM DROP WITHIN ALLOWANCES. CYLINDER HEAD AND EGT INDICATIONS ON 930 ENGINE ANALYZER APPEARED TYPICAL. OIL TEMPERATURE AND OTHER PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN LIMITS FOR TAKEOFF. WHEN HE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 22R, BRAKES APPLIED AND THE ENGINE ADVANCED TO FULL POWER. ENGINE SOUND AND INDICATIONS APPEARED NOMINAL. TURBOCHARGER APPEARED TO ENGAGE NORMALLY AT APPROXIMATELY 25 INCHES MP. WHEN FULL POWER WAS REACHED, THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ACCELERATING. ACCELERATION WAS OBSERVED TO BE SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN EXPECTED AND THE GROUND ROLL SOMEWHAT LONGER THAN PREDICTED BUT GIVEN THE HIGH OAT THIS WAS NOT INTERPRETED AS BEING INDICATIVE OF A PROBLEM. HE ROTATED NORMALLY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE GROUND THE NOSE WAS LOWERED TO ALLOW THE PLANE TO ACCELERATE WHILE INITIALLY CLIMBING TO 120 KNOTS FOR PROPER ENGINE COOLING. HE STATED ONCE A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB WAS OBSERVED THE GEAR WAS RAISED. RETRACTION WAS NORMAL. HE STATED WITH GEAR UP THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND CLIMB. HE SAID TO HOLD ALTITUDE RESULTED IN THE AIRSPEED DETERIORATING RATHER THAN INCREASING AS EXPECTED. HE SAID HIS FOCUS WAS ON MAINTAINING AIRSPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB SO HE WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS ON THE ENGINE MONITOR, BUT THE PLANE WAS NOT BEHAVING THE WAY IT NORMALLY DOES AT THAT POINT IN FLIGHT. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL OVER BUT NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY BUT THE ALTITUDE WAS BELOW OBSTACLES OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT PERIMETER, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB. HE MADE THE DECISION TO PUT THE PLANE ON THE GROUND IN A CONTROLLED MANNER RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE FLIGHT GIVEN THE OBSTACLES SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT. HE LOWERED THE NOSE AND FLEW TO A FLARE JUST BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 22R. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WINGS LEVEL GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ALONG THE DIRT AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE AIRPORT FENCE TO THE RIGHT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 22R. ALL PASSENGERS WERE PROPERLY RESTRAINED. HE STATED THE GROUND SKID AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE FENCE APPARENTLY DAMAGED THE LEFT LEADING EDGE JUST OUTBOARD OF THE FUSELAGE. A FIRE STARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT USING THE FRONT ACCESS DOOR AND OPENED THE REAR CARGO ACCESS DOORS. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS EXITED THE PLANE OUT THE REAR CARGO DOOR. THE PILOT IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT EXITED THE PLANE OUT THE FRONT ACCESS DOOR. EVERYONE GATHERED AFT OF THE PLANE WHILE THE PLANE BEGAN TO BE CONSUMED BY FIRE. ## 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 WPR21LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA287), Jul 10, 2021: Beech A36TC (N222HC), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff due to insufficient airspeed. ## Other reports on N222HC (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19951225046529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951225046529I), Dec 25, 1995: Beech A36TC (N222HC), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed boulder (1V5) arpt on a LCL flight with one passenger and the pilot/owner aboard. The passenger was the pilots young son who was… - [Accident 19840317024049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317024049A), Mar 17, 1984: Beech A36TC (N222HC), North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Cabin door open on liftoff. Aborted and landed gear up on remaining runway forgot he had already retracted gear. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.