# NTSB CEN25LA037: Beech A36, N3046K, Pineville, LA, October 27, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 27, 2024, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC) - Place: Pineville, LA - Coordinates: 31.342725, -92.44356 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3427&lon=-92.4436&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - Baton Rouge FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 195471 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA037 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195471/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195471 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA037 ## Probable cause The airplane’s collision with a stake on a closed runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and failure to see the closed runway markings. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Planning/preparation: flight planning/navigation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 179 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot; cases with it: [Beech A36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: pole](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A36, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 142 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech A36, 78 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after landing on the runway, he felt a bump on the bottom of the airplane. The pilot saw metal stakes and rope and then remembered that the runway was closed. The pilot taxied to parking without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. At the time of the accident, there was a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) in effect for the closure of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. After the accident, the pilot inspected the runway and found that there was a painted yellow “X” at each end of the runway. The pilot also reported that he had been notified by an airport employee about the upcoming runway closure about a month before the accident. The pilot further stated that the sun in his eyes, and various alerts while approaching the airport were distractions. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3046K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3046K), registered now, S/N E-2362, built 1987 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36 - Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-2362 - Year built: 1987 - Airframe hours: 2981.7 - Engines: Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Guedon Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 15, 2024 - Departed: HEZ, Natchez, MS - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 2L0, Pineville Muni, runway 18/36, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 17, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,752 total, 477 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 0.5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KAEX, 6 nm away - METAR: KAEX 272253Z 08004KT 10SM SCT065 28/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T02780156,M ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 21, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195471. 8.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 7.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18169447&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20N3046K_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 585 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18175297&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20N3046K-Rel.pdf - NOTAM (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 14 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18010539&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=74003750-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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