# NTSB DEN07LA049: Beech A36, N8183E, Farmington, NM, January 12, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 12, 2007, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC) - Place: Farmington, NM - Coordinates: 36.747222, -108.233329 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7472&lon=-108.2333&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 65157 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN07LA049 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65157/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA049 ## Probable cause The pilot-rated dual student's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the landing approach to avoid a stall. Also causal was the flight instructor's failure to provide adequate supervision. Factors associated with the accident are an inadvertent stall, and wind gusts. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, dual student (cause) - stall - inadvertent, dual student (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The pilot-rated dual student and flight instructor were on final approach to land after a practice instrument approach. The dual student was flying, and, according to statements by the flight instructor and student, he initiated the landing flare too high above the runway and allowed the nose of the airplane to get too high. The instructor told him to lower the nose, and then assisted him in lowering it slightly. As the student continued the approach and reduced engine power, the airspeed deteriorated until the stall warning horn came on. Prior to touchdown, a gust of wind raised the left wing, and the right wing struck the runway. The flight instructor took control and landed the airplane. In the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report submitted by the instructor and the student, the section titled, Recommendation (How could this accident been prevented?), contained, in part, the following statement: "This mishap was primarily a function of the student flaring high…and running out of airspeed, causing a stall. The high flare was compounded by the gusty crosswind conditions and not taking timely, positive action to go around" ## Factual narrative On January 12, 2007, approximately 1215 mountain standard time, a Beech A36, N8183E, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the right wing struck the ground during landing 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 pilot, flight instructor, and passenger on board the airplane were not injured. The local flight originated from Farmington, New Mexico, approximately 1050 mountain standard time. The following is based on the operator's accident report, statements the pilot gave to the operator, and FAA telephone notes taken during interviews with the pilots: The pilot had made three practice ILS approaches to runway 25. He then circled to land on runway 23 and elected to use 12 degrees of flaps and an approach speed of 85 knots. As the airplane crossed the runway threshold, about 20 feet above the runway, the pilot thought he was too low and raised the nose. The instructor told him to put the nose down, and then he "gently" pushed the nose down. The pilot then reduced power. When the airplane was about 10 feet above the runway, the pilot pulled nose up again and the stall warning horn sounded. The instructor said a gust of wind lifted the left wing and the right wing struck the runway. The instructor took control and landed the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8183E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8183E), registered now, S/N E-2612, 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 IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-2612 - Airframe hours: 10149 - Engines: Continental IO-550-B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Mesa Pilot Development, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 1, 2007 - Departed: FMN, Farmington, NM - Destination: FMN, Farmington, NM - Airport: FMN, Four Corners Regional, runway 23, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2006; seat: right; flight hours: 1,129 total, 665 in this make and model, 1,022 as pilot in command, 259 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 161 total, 147 in this make and model, 108 as pilot in command, 58 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 16 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft broken - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.75 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 20070112000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070112000279A), Jan 12, 2007: Beech A36, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 12, 2007, at 1215 MST, N8183E, a Beechcraft BE-36-A36 registered to mesa pilot development incorporated sustained substantial damage upon… 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.