# NTSB NYC08CA074: Beech A36, N724BB, Brunswick, GA, January 2, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: January 2, 2008, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Coordinates: 31.151666, -81.391113
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1517&lon=-81.3911&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67352/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA074

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.  A factor in the accident was the wind gust.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

During landing on runway 34, a 3,313 foot-long and 75-foot wide asphalt runway, the pilot of the Beech A36 airplane encountered a wind gust, which he estimated to be about 40 knots.  The airplane then bounced on the runway and the landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging the right wing.  The wind reported at the airport, 8 minutes after the accident, was from 300 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 24 knots.

## Factual narrative

During landing on runway 34, a 3,313 foot-long and 75-foot wide asphalt runway, the pilot of the Beech A36 airplane encountered a wind gust, which he estimated to be about 40 knots.  The airplane then bounced on the runway and the landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging the right wing.  The wind reported at the airport, 8 minutes after the accident, was from 300 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 24 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N724BB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N724BB), registered now, S/N E-3151, built 1998 (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-3151
- Airframe hours: 1537
- Engines: Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: BK Corporation
- Registered owner: BK Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, May 1, 2007
- Departed: Long Island
- Destination: SSI, Brunswick, GA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: SSI, Malcolm McKinnon Airport, runway 34, 3,313 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 81; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 6,040 total, 3,000 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 11 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 5 °F
- Altimeter: 30.37 inHg
- Observed at: SSI

## 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 20080102014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080102014419A), Jan 2, 2008: Beech A36, Brunswick, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 2, 2008 at 12 pm local time, aircraft N724BB a Beechcraft model A-36 bonanza experienced a hard landing while attempting to land on runway 34…

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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