# NTSB MKC86LA190: Beech A36, N1810S, Horton, KS, September 16, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 16, 1986, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Horton, KS
- Coordinates: 39.659748, -95.530548 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6597&lon=-95.5305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC86LA190
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34248/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA190

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT NOTED AN 'X' ON RWY 35, SO HE TANSITIONED TO A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 33. AT THAT TIME, THE WINDSOCK SHOWED A DIRECT LEFT X-WIND FOR THE 1860 FT TURF RWY WHICH HAD A FENCE ACROSS THE APCH END. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 400 TO 500 FT DOWN THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY, WENT THRU A FENCE, ENCOUNTEREDUNEVEN TERRAIN & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT SAID BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE ON THE TURF RWY. ALSO, HE NOTED THAT AFTER THE ACDNT,THE WIND HAD SHIFTED TO THE SOUTHEAST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1810S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E-1769
- Airframe hours: 2200
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BB 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Beech Acceptance Corp., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 25, 1985, 11 hours before
- Departed: BEC, WICHITA, KS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: K91, Harton Muni, runway 33, 1,860 × 300 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 548 total, 198 in this make and model, 365 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 12 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft unknown
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19860916045269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860916045269A), Sep 16, 1986: Beech A36, Horton, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft overshot the turf runway on landing. Pilot reported a long touchdown and winds shifted during pattern.

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.

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