# NTSB DEN00LA061: Beech A36, N367T, Provo, UT, March 16, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 15, 2000, 19:45 local (Mar 16, 2000, 02:45 UTC) - Place: Provo, UT - Coordinates: 40.220489, -111.690597 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2205&lon=-111.6906&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48863 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN00LA061 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48863/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA061 ## Probable cause The pilot misjudging the flare. Factors were dark night conditions, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the type of operation (night landings). ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to regain night currency. He said the landing approach was 'completely in order. . .and everything was set up well. I was coming in directly to the mid portion of the runway.' When the pilot decreased power and flared, the airplane landed 'hard' and 'ballooned.' When the airplane touched down again, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane slid down the middle of the runway. Postaccident inspection by an FAA inspector disclosed the nose tire had blown out in three different spots in the tread area. Additionally, the FAA inspector reported that the nose landing gear was sheared off 'in the thickest part of the casting.' The assembly was located 300 feet back along the runway. ## Factual narrative On March 15, 2000, approximately 1945 mountain standard time, a Beech A36, N367T, was substantially damaged when the airplane collided with terrain during landing at Provo Municipal Airport, Provo, Utah. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Provo approximately 1930. According to the pilot's accident report, the purpose of the flight was to regain night currency. The approach was "completely in order. . .and everything was set up well. [He] was coming in directly to the mid portion of the runway." When the pilot decreased power and flared, the airplane landed "hard" and "ballooned." When the airplane touched down again, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane slid down the middle of the runway. Postaccident inspection by an FAA inspector disclosed the nose tire had blown out in three different spots in the tread area. Additionally, the FAA inspector reported that the nose landing gear was sheared off "in the thickest part of the casting" (the pilot-physician referred to it as being "avulsed"). The assembly was located 300 feet back along the runway. The inspector said the pilot had been involved in a wheels-up accident in the same airplane about one year before, resulting in an FAA reexamination of his skills and proficiency. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N367T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N367T-2003-06-11), registration cancelled 2003-06-11, S/N E1043, built 1977 (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-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-1043 - Airframe hours: 850 - Engines: Continental IO-520-BA 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Blaine L. Hirsche - Registered owner: Abco Finance - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, November 19, 1999, 58 hours before - Departed: PVU - Airport: PVU, Provo Municipal, runway 31, 8,600 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 142 total, 80 in this make and model, 88 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 330° at 14 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PVU ## 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 20000316008569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000316008569A), Mar 16, 2000: Beech A36, Provo, UT, No damage. (-23) No narrative ## Other investigations on N367T (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 FTW03FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA048), Nov 25, 2002: Beech A36 (N367T), Salem, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision to continue flight from visual to instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from terrain while in… 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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