Beechcraft A36 N7257W

Summary

On 23 October 2013 at about 14:10 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N7257W, operated by 3 Manx Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Burnsville, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 October 2013 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Burnsville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Mountain Air Airport (2NC0)

Coordinates

35.8686, -82.3417

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N7257W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1986

Operator

3 Manx Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Burnsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA017

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to achieve a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was high and fast on the approach to his destination airport. He landed the airplane approximately half way down the runway, and realized that he would not be able to bring the airplane to a full stop. He veered the airplane to left, departed the runway, traveled down an embankment and impacted a road. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.