# NTSB BFO85FID03: Beech A36, N141BC, Roanoke, VA, August 12, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: August 12, 1985, 15:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Coordinates: 37.269626, -79.920837 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2696&lon=-79.9208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO85FID03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11146/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FID03

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, standing - engine(s) operating
  - aircraft preflight - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft unattended/engine(s) running - intentional, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - fence
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
- Fire, other

## Analysis

THE PLT HAD BOARDED TWO PAX AND STARTED THE ENG. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAXI HE REALIZED HE STILL HAD A CHOCKED GEAR. LEAVING THE ENG RUNNING HE GOT OUT AND FOUND THE NOSE GEAR CHOCKED. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CHOCK, THE ACFT WHICH WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. WHILE THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REBOARD, THE ENG WENT TO FULL POWER. THE ACFT ROLLED SEVERAL HUNDRED FT AND THEN STRUCK A SOD BANK, A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND BURST INTO FLAMES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N141BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Beech A36
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E-1815
- Airframe hours: 1104
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BB 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Gary E. Hearl
- Registered owner: Aerosport, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Destination: 7A4, RICHLANDS, VA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ROA, Woodrum Field

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 407 total, 40 in this make and model, 307 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Temperature: -0 °F
- Observed at: ROA

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850812042719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812042719A), Aug 12, 1985: Beech A36, Roanoke, VA, Destroyed. Attempted to remove nose wheel chock with engine idling. Aircraft went through fence with passengers, caught fire.

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.

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