# NTSB CHI00LA102: Beech A36, N91TD, Bloomington, IN, March 31, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 31, 2000, 10:05 local (15:05 UTC) - Place: Bloomington, IN - Coordinates: 39.090545, -86.610572 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0905&lon=-86.6106&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48879 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA102 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48879/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA102 ## Probable cause directional control not maintained and maximum gross weight was exceeded by the pilot in command. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Wheels up landing, emergency landing after takeoff - wing - buckled - aircraft weight and balance - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - fuselage - buckled - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - tailwind - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command - terrain condition - runway - directional control - not available, pilot in command - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command ## Analysis The airplane was damaged on contact with terrain during a wheels up, emergency landing after takeoff from runway 24. All five souls on-board were uninjured. The pilot stated, 'I put in full throttle, mixture [and] prop and accelerated. We rotated at 75-78 knots and accelerated to 93-95 knots. When I retracted the gear the plane went into a sharp left bank and then a right bank. I had limited control so I opted to land straight ahead. We landed gear up as there was no time to lower the gear.' The pilot rated passenger stated, 'Approximately when pilot retracted the gear the aircraft started banking to the left - I got on the controls with the pilot to level the wings [and] get the nose down. Control appear marginal at best [and] the aircraft was placed on the ground.' An on-scene examination revealed substantial damage to the right wing from contact with the runway and substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot had not completed a weight and balance. The flight was found 264.1 pounds over the maximum takeoff weight. The wind was 110 degrees at 5 knots. ## Factual narrative On March 31, 2000, at 1005 eastern standard time, a Beech A36, N91TD, sustained substantial damage on contact with terrain during a wheels up, emergency landing after takeoff from runway 24 (3,797 feet X 100 feet, dry/asphalt) at Monroe County Airport, near Bloomington, Indiana. The business flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, pilot rated front seat passenger, and three other passengers were uninjured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, near Dayton, Ohio. The pilot stated, "I put in full throttle, mixture [and] prop and accelerated. We rotated at 75-78 knots and accelerated to 93-95 knots. When I retracted the gear the plane went into a sharp left bank and then a right bank. I had limited control so I opted to land straight ahead. We landed gear up as there was no time to lower the gear." The commercial pilot rated front seat passenger stated, "Pilot conducted what appeared to be a thorough preflight [and] taxi run up check - all systems seemed to be operating properly. I called off some speeds during T.O. and looked to insure that the engine instruments were ok and no annunciator lights on. Approximately when pilot retracted the gear the aircraft started banking to the left - I got on the controls with the pilot to level the wings [and] get the nose down. Control appear marginal at best [and] the aircraft was placed on the ground." The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) performed an on-scene examination. The examination revealed substantial damage to the right wing from impact with the runway and substantial damage to the fuselage. The FAA inspector stated, "I questioned [the pilot] about whether a weight and balance computation had been completed. He stated that he did not do one, but had discussed this between himself and [the pilot rated passenger]. They thought the aircraft would be able to fly and should be within weight limits." The inspector computed the flight's weight and balance and found the flight's weight was 264.1 pounds over the maximum takeoff or landing weight. At 1006, the Monroe County Airport, Bloomington, Indiana, weather was: Wind 110 degrees at 5 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 11 degrees C; dew point -2 degrees C; altimeter 30.22 inches of mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N91TD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91TD-2013-09-20), registration cancelled 2013-09-20, S/N E-2624, built 1991 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech A36 - Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (registry code 17043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-2624 - Airframe hours: 1839 - Engines: Continental IO-550-B(6) 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: B F Service Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, May 20, 1999 - Departed: BMG - Destination: DAY, DAYTON, OH - Airport: BMG, Monroe County Airport, runway 24, 3,798 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 574 total, 6 in this make and model, 523 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BMG ## 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 20000331039139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000331039139A), Mar 31, 2000: Beech A36, Bloomington, IN, No damage. (-23) The pilot departed on runway 24, accelerating the a/c for lift-off. As the a/c climbed, the gear was retracted. Approx. 150 to 200 feet aboce the… ## Other investigations on N91TD (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 CEN10FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA044), Nov 8, 2009: Beech A36 (N91TD), Spring Branch, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during cruise flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to this accident was the pilot’s lack of recent experience in flying… 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. 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