Beechcraft A36 N2057A
13 March 1985 · Dfw Airport, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 1985 at about 15:15 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N2057A, operated by John Seale, was involved in an incident near Dfw Airport, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dfw Airport (DFW)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N2057A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Seale
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jasper → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85IA149
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DRG ARR, A BEECH A36, N2057A, WAS VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 17L APCH WHILE A HVY BOEING 747 WAS BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 18R APCH. THE ATC ARRIVAL CONTROLLER (CTLR) STATED HE HAD 'STAGGERED' THE A36 BHND THE 747 WITH AT LEAST 3 MI SEPN. AFTER THE A36 WAS INBND ON THE ILS LOCALIZER (LOC), IT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBC FROM THE 747, BUT THE PLT RECOVERED & LNDDSAFELY. INV REVEALED THAT AS THE 747 WAS APCHG THE ILS 18R LOC FM THE WEST, ITS CREW WAS TOLD TO MAKE A 'HARD RGT TURN' TO JOIN THE LOC. DRG THE TURN, THE 747 DSCNDD FM 5700' TO 4100', THEN CONTD DSCNDG TO 3000' WHILE INBND ON THE APCH. RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT THE CTLR HAD DELAYED THE 747'S VECTOR TO THE 18R LOC & THAT THE 747 OVERSHOT ITS LOC & CONVERGED TO WITHIN 600' OF THE 17L LOC. AS THE A36 TURNED TO INTERCEPT THE 17L LOC, IT HAD AN INTERVAL OF APRX 90 SEC BEHIND THE 747. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE WING TIP VORTICES FM THE 747 HAD SETTLED AT A RATE OF 400 TO 600 FT/MIN & DRIFTED TWD THE A36'S FLT PATH. PROCEDURES REQD 5 MI SEPN WHEN A SMALL ACFT WAS FLWG DIRECTLY BHND & WITHIN 1000' BLO A HVY JET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | New Albany, Mississippi, United States | Metro Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | Conroe, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | Lafayette, Georgia, United States | Gerald Brandt | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1985 | Robinson R-22 | Dallas, Texas, United States | W. N. Cope | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna T210N | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Executive Air Charter, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1985 | Rockwell S-2R | Olton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 134 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Swearingen SA-26AT | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |