# NTSB CEN14CA037: Raytheon A36, N981PA, Hayden, CO, November 3, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 3, 2013, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Hayden, CO - Coordinates: 40.481388, -107.217781 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4814&lon=-107.2178&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 21, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 88378 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA037 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88378/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88378 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA037 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis During a straight in approach to land to runway 28, the pilot flew the airplane with a side slip while maintaining runway centerline. At about ten feet above the runway a gust of wind blew the airplane right of centerline and the pilot corrected the airplane back to the runway's centerline. Upon touchdown, the pilot reported that a crosswind blew the airplane's nose to the right, the airplane touched down 10 to 20 degrees right of runway heading, and exited the right side of the runway, making contact with objects off the runway. Both wings sustained substantial damage. Winds reported on the field about the time of the accident were 250 degrees at 23 knots with gusts to 29 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident that would have resulted in abnormal operation of the airplane. ## Factual narrative During a straight in approach to land to runway 28, the pilot flew the airplane with a side slip while maintaining runway centerline. At about ten feet above the runway a gust of wind blew the airplane right of centerline and the pilot corrected the airplane back to the runway's centerline. Upon touchdown, the pilot reported that a crosswind blew the airplane's nose to the right, the airplane touched down 10 to 20 degrees right of runway heading, and exited the right side of the runway, making contact with objects off the runway. Both wings sustained substantial damage. Winds reported on the field about the time of the accident were 250 degrees at 23 knots with gusts to 29 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident that would have resulted in abnormal operation of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N981PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981PA-2019-08-28), registration cancelled 2019-08-28, S/N E-3599 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36 - Registry model: [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (registry code 7150001) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-3599 - Year built: 2005 - Engines: Continental IO550 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Anderson Greg - Registered owner: Anderson Greg - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KASE, Aspen, CO - Destination: KHDN, Hayden, CO - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: HDN, Yampa Valley, runway 28, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 30, 2013; seat: left; flight hours: 557 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 19 knots, gusting 29 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.71 inHg - Observed at: KHDN ## 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 20131103021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131103021539A), Nov 3, 2013: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Hayden, CO, Substantial damage. On 11/03/2013 at approximately 1230 hrs. MST, N981PA a Raytheon Aircraft Company model A-36 bonanza sustained substantial damage while landing at Yampa Valley… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 8, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88378. 18 KB in all. - Pilot's Statement (item 1, .PDF, 18 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424934&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.