- Date
- July 23, 1991, 14:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Kemmerer, WY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4394ABeech A-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910723029589A
- Case key
- 41493
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Probable cause
The pilot's poor planning/decision. Factors include selecting the wrong runway under the high density altitude conditions.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot of the Beechcraft A-36 attempted to depart from a 2,850 foot runway, with a density altitude of approximately 10,000 feet. When the aircraft had used up about 60% of the runway, the pilot decided to abort. He was unable to stop the aircraft in the remaining runway, and the aircraft went over a 20 foot drop-off, 30 feet past the end of the runway. Two other runways were available to the pilot. One was 3,250 feet, and the other was 7,020 feet long.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4394A
- Reported as
- Beech A-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-211
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George A. Mcrae
- Registered owner
- George A. Mcrae
- Destination
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport
- EMM · Kemmerer, runway 22, 2,850 × 60 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 333 total · 281 in this make and model · 333 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.