# NTSB LAX08CA021: Beech A36, N16SF, Camarillo, CA, October 26, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 26, 2007, 12:05 local (19:05 UTC) - Place: Camarillo, CA - Coordinates: 34.21389, -119.094444 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0944&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 66977 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA021 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66977/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA021 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in a stall. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - go-around - attempted, pilot in command - airspeed - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The airplane impacted the ground during an attempted go-around. The pilot flew the approach at a higher altitude than anticipated but decided to continue. Prior to landing, about 30 feet agl, the local air traffic controller instructed the pilot to perform a go-around. The pilot initiated the procedure with application of full throttle, and he increased the airplane's pitch attitude. When the pilot saw he was gaining altitude, he retracted the landing gear and the flaps. The airplane then stalled and impacted the runway. ## Factual narrative On October 26, 2007, about 1205 Pacific daylight time, a Beech A36, N16SF, stalled and impacted the runway at Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, California. Flying A36 LLC was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage during the attempted go-around maneuver. The personal flight departed Paso Robles Municipal Airport, Paso Robles, California, about 1115, with a planned destination of Camarillo. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. In a written report to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot stated he flew a traffic pattern approach for landing and he entered on the downwind leg. After turning final, he realized he was at a higher altitude than anticipated but he decided to continue the approach. Prior to landing, about 30 feet agl, the local air traffic controller instructed the pilot to perform a go-around. The pilot initiated the procedure with application of full throttle, and increased the pitch attitude of the airplane. When the pilot saw he was gaining altitude, he retraced the landing gear and the flaps. The airplane stalled and impacted the runway. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine. The airplane sustained damage to the landing gear structure and fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N16SF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16SF-2009-10-27), registration cancelled 2009-10-27, S/N E-635, built 1976 (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-635 - Engines: Teledyne Continental IO-520 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 1, 2007 - Departed: PRB, Paso Robles, CA - Destination: CMA, Camarillo, CA - Airport: CMA, Camarillo Airport, runway 26, 6,013 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 349 total, 225 in this make and model, 319 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 6 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: CMA ## 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 20071026826969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071026826969A), Oct 26, 2007: Beech A36, Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Camarillo act advised the pilot to go around because there was insignificant runway to land. Aircraft contacted runway 26 between taxiway e and d with… From the NTSB's public API. 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