# Accident 20260614009019A: Beech A36TC, Iron Mountian, MI, June 14, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2026, 11:42 local time
- Place: Iron Mountian, MI
- Airport: Ford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8168° N, 88.1139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8168&lon=-88.1139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3701N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3701N) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260614009019A

## Narrative

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

THE GRAND RAPIDS FSDO RECEIVED A REPORT ON 06/14/2026 @1640Z FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER ABOUT AN AIRCRAFT THAT MADE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING AT IRON MOUNTAIN (KIMT). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILURE IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE GEAR TO NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE OPERATING HANDBOOK, CONTACTED THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AMERICAN BONANZA SOCIETY TO ASSIST WITH TROUBLESHOOTING. THE DECISION WAS MADE THAT THE SAFEST WAY TO LAND WAS TO BURN OFF AS MUCH FUEL AS POSSIBLE AND PERFORM AN EMERGENCY GEAR-UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 01 AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND FRAME AT THE MIDPOINT BETWEEN THE WINGS, AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WERE REPORTED AND NO METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WERE REPORTED AND NO METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FIRE WAS PRESENT OR FUEL LEAKS IDENTIFIED.

## 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 CEN26LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA226), Jun 14, 2026: Beech A36TC (N3701N), Kingsford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pin on the nose gear brace assembly that engages with the cam on the nose landing gear door actuator shaft was not seated inside the cam, which rendered the nose landing gear inoperative.

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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