# Accident 20240406004819A: Beech A36, Cleveland, OH, April 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2024, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4056° N, 81.8645° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4056&lon=-81.8645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1861M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1861M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 254 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240406004819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLEARED INTO BRAVO (CLE) FOR PRACTICE ILS 06L. DIRECTED TO BETLL AT 3000. AUTOPILOT SET TO APPROACH MODE. AFTER BETLL CROSSED, DROPPED GEAR (3 GREEN) AND FLAPS TO APPROACH, PERFORMED GUMPS PRE LANDING CHECKLIST. SWITCHED TO TOWER PER ATC. FLEW STABILIZED APPROACH (AIRSPEED BETWEEN 110-120) ON ESTABLISHED 06L ILS — FULL FLAPS ABOUT A MILE OUT. AIRSPEED LOWERED TO NEAR 90. RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND AND “CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE DUE TO CRJ DEPARTURE” — NO INSTRUCTIONS TO GO AROUND OR DELAY LANDING. ON GLIDESLOPE — ONBOARD LIDAR CALLOUTS STARTED DOWN TO 20 THEN 5 HEARD AS FLARE WAS STARTED. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS VIOLENTLY PUSHED DOWNWARD FORCING HARD IMPACT ON MAINS WHICH ROCKED TO NOSEWHEEL HARSHLY. TRIED TO GO AROUND BY ADVANCING THROTTLE TO FULL BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM ENGINE, NO RESPONSE FROM AIRCRAFT. WITNESS REPORTED AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN PORPOISING TWICE BEFORE IMPACTING RUNWAY IN EXCESSIVE NOSE DOWN CONFIGURATION. MULTIPLE SIGNATURES REFLECT AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY AT A DECENT RATE WHICH EXCEEDED MANUFACTURERS DESIGN LIMITS.

## 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 ERA24LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA165), Apr 6, 2024: Beech A36 (N1861M), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, resulting in a hard, bounced landing.

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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