- Date
- May 20, 1986, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Swansboro, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N103SMBeech A36
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860520021189A
- Case key
- 7105
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that the acft touched down about 700 ft down the 2700 ft sod rwy. The rwy was wet from rain and braking action was nil. The plt elected to stay on the rwy and continue braking efforts. The acft slid off the rwy end into a drainage ditch. The plt stated that he should have planned better and set up for a short-fld ldg, and been aware of possible reduced braking action due to rwy conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N103SM
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-1267
- Airframe hours
- 2,337
- Engine
- Continental IO-520BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- L.E.Mc Neill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 3, 1986
- Departed
- RW1 · Rocky Mount, NC
- Destination
- Swansboro, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Triple M, runway 23, 2,700 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,954 total · 113 in this make and model · 2,507 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 300° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NJM, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.