# Incident 20230503006529I: Beech A36, Charleston, WV, May 3, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2023, 17:15 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6727S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6727S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230503006529I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TURNING LEFT FROM TAXIWAY ALPHA4 FOR TAKEOFF FROM RWY 23. TAXIWAY HAD STANDING/POOLED WATER FROM RAIN. AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED AND BECAME STUCK IN THE WET GRASS/DIRT. AIRCRAFT WAS PAST THE MANDATORY HOLD POSITION FOR RWY 23. AIRPORT PERSONNEL CONFIRMED CONDITIONS AT THE SCENE WERE CONSITENT WITH THE PILOT STATEMENT OF STANDING/POOLED WATER.

## Other reports on N6727S (3)

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

- [Incident 20060728019709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060728019709I), Jul 28, 2006: Beech A36 (N6727S), Terre Haute, IN. (-23) Pilot advised khuf ATC of rough running engine approx. 12 miles south of khuf, declared emergency and performed off field landing without injury to two…
- [Incident 19980509019579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980509019579I), May 9, 1998: Beech A36 (N6727S), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Too much power on approach for gear horn to sound. Put flaps down in lieu of gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19910721042399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721042399I), Jul 21, 1991: Beech A36 (N6727S), Elmira, NY. Fuel exhaustion as pilot switched tanks. Unable to restart. Landed at airport without engine power. Fuel in tanks.

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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