# NTSB DEN05CA062: Beech A36, N435P, Farmington, NM, March 15, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 15, 2005, 13:33 local (20:33 UTC) - Place: Farmington, NM - Coordinates: 36.738056, -108.224441 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7381&lon=-108.2244&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 8, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 61175 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN05CA062 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61175/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA062 ## Probable cause the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall and loss of control. Contributing factors were wind gusts, instructor's delay in taking remedial action, and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - soft field takeoff/procedure - attempted, dual student - aircraft control - not maintained, dual student (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - airspeed - not maintained, dual student (cause) - stall - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The flight instructor stated that his student was performing a short-field takeoff on runway 25. He stated that once the airplane became airborne, he "noted that the pitch was a bit high." He stated that the pitch continued to increase and the airplane rolled to the right and then to the left. The instructor stated that he took control of the airplane and decreased the angle of attack and rolled the wings level. The airplane continued to descend and impacted the left side of the runway, bouncing several times, causing substantial damage. According to the METAR (aviation routine weather report) taken at 1353, the winds were reported as 220 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 17 knots. ## Factual narrative On March 15, 2005, at 1333 mountain standard time, a Beech A36, N435P, operated by Mesa Pilot Development and under the command of a commercial certificated flight instructor, sustained substantial damage when the right wing impacted the runway during takeoff at Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN), Farmington, New Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The flight instructor and student pilot reported no injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the accident report submitted by the flight instructor, his student was performing a short-field takeoff on runway 25. The instructor stated that once the airplane became airborne, he "noted that the pitch was a bit high." He stated that the pitch continued to increase and the airplane rolled to the right and then to the left. The instructor stated that he took control of the airplane and decreased the angle of attack and rolled the wings level. The airplane continued to descend and impacted the left side of the runway, bouncing several times. The right wing tip was crushed, the ribs buckled, and the right aileron was wrinkled. According to the FMN METAR (aviation routine weather report) taken at 1353, the weather was reported as winds 220 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 17 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N435P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435P-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N E-2718, built 1992 (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-2718 - Airframe hours: 16773.7 - Engines: Continental IO-550 - B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Mesa Pilot Development, Inc, doing business as Mesa Pilot Development, Inc. - Registered owner: San Juan Pilot Training Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, March 15, 2005 - Departed: FMN, Farmington, NM - Destination: FMN, Farmington, NM - Airport: FMN, Four Corners Regional Airport, runway 25, 6,704 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 25, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 3,137 total, 653 in this make and model, 1,944 as pilot in command, 98 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 20; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1; seat: left; flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 13 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 7 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KFMN, 1 nm away ## 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 20050315002989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050315002989A), Mar 15, 2005: Beech A36, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor pilot was observing a stage 3 check of student pilot. The student began soft field takeoff on runway 25. After becoming airborne, the student… ## Other investigations on N435P (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 DEN03LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA056), Mar 24, 2003: Beech A36 (N435P), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff resulting in his failure to attain airspeed and achieve takeoff climb. Contributing factors were the runway light and taxiway sign. 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. 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