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FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Vinemont, AL · August 2, 2024

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Date
August 2, 2024 · 11:50 local
Place
Vinemont, AL
Airport
Cullman Regional-Folsom Fld
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N718FG
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA344
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,444 total264 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N718FGRegistration cancelled Sep 14, 2026 · Beech A36S/N E858 · Built 1976Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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.

Aircraft experienced windshear while attempting to depart runway 02 ahead of approaching thunderstorm. Winds reversed direction causing the aircraft to crash land at the departure end of the same runway due to tailwind. Airport personnel reported wind gusting to 28 KTS directly down runway at time of accident. No injuries. Damage to lower cowl and fwd fuselage lower skins and supporting ribs.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WINDSHEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RUNWAY 02 AHEAD OF APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. WINDS REVERSED DIRECTION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH LAND AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE SAME RUNWAY DUE TO TAILWIND. AIRPORT PERSONNEL REPORTED WIND GUSTING TO 28 KTS DIRECTLY DOWN RUNWAY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO LOWER COWL AND FWD FUSELAGE LOWER SKINS AND SUPPORTING RIBS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA24LA344Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCullman, ALThe pilot’s decision to depart in an area of developing convective weather, which resulted in an unanticipated wind shift during the initial climb after takeoff, a loss of climb performance, and the subsequent forced landing.Aug 2, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N718FG · 1

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

Incident 19990325002659IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Omaha, NEAircraft sustained electrical failure. Pilot selected gear down and obtained three green lights indicating gear down and locked. Passengers confirmed lights. During landing roll-out, the gear collapsed. Pilot operating handbook states three green lights…Mar 25, 1999 · Minor damage