# NTSB DEN06LA035: Beech A36, N1830V, Farmington, NM, January 26, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 25, 2006, 18:30 local (Jan 26, 2006, 01:30 UTC) - Place: Farmington, NM - Coordinates: 36.74139, -108.230003 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7414&lon=-108.2300&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 63160 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN06LA035 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63160/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA035 ## Probable cause the student pilot's improper flare, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot, and the dark night light conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, dual student (cause) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) ## Analysis The private pilot in the left seat was working on his commercial pilot certificate, and was receiving instruction from the flight instructor in night takeoffs and landings. On the first landing attempt, the approach and landing speed "looked good" to the instructor. "[The] pilot apparently did not flare sufficiently to avoid [a] hard landing and bounce." The instructor took control of the airplane and brought it to a full stop. One additional takeoff and full stop landing was made by the pilot receiving instruction. The airplane was then secured for the night. The damage was discovered the next morning by another pilot performing a preflight inspection. ## Factual narrative On January 25, 2006, approximately 1830 mountain standard time, a Beech A36, N1830V, registered to MPD, Inc., and doing business as Mesa Pilot Development, was substantially damaged when it made a hard landing at Farmington Municipal Airport (FMN), Farmington, New Mexico. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The local instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The private pilot and the commercial certificated flight instructor were not injured. The flight originated approximately 1815. According to MPD, Inc., the private pilot in the left seat was working on his commercial pilot certificate, and was receiving instruction from the flight instructor in night takeoffs and landings. On the first landing attempt, the approach to runway 7 and landing speed "looked good" to the instructor. "[The] pilot apparently did not flare sufficiently to avoid [a] hard landing and bounce." The instructor took control of the airplane and brought it to a full stop. One additional takeoff and full stop landing was made by the pilot receiving instruction. The airplane was then secured for the night. The damage was discovered the next morning by another pilot performing a preflight inspection. The left wing was bent up, the upper skin was rippled and wrinkled, and the aileron was buckled. There were scrape marks underneath the left wing tip. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1830V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1830V), registered now, S/N E-3087, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech A36 - Registry model: [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (registry code 7150001) (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-3087 - Airframe hours: 10715 - Engines: Continental IO-550-B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: MPD, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 1, 2006 - Departed: FMN, Farmnington, NM - Destination: FMN, Farmington, NM - Airport: FMN, Four Corners Regional, runway 07, 6,704 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 27; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2004; seat: right; flight hours: 831 total, 60 in this make and model, 730 as pilot in command, 109 in the last 90 days, 56 in the last 30 days - Pilot; age 19; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 15 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 80° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: FMN ## 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 20060125000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060125000709A), Jan 25, 2006: Beech A36, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 25, 2006, at 1830 MST, a Beech A-36, N1830V, registered to mpd inc., sustained substantial damage to the left wing while landing at Farmington… ## Other investigations on N1830V (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 DEN05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA065), Mar 30, 2005: Beech A36 (N1830V), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper soft-field takeoff procedures and failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A contributing factor was the attempted aborted takeoff. 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.