Beechcraft 36 N925SF

Summary

On 4 April 2019 at about 17:45 local time, a Beechcraft 36 registered N925SF was involved in an accident near Monument Valley, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 April 2019 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Monument Valley, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Monument Valley (UT25)

Coordinates

37.0167, -110.2006

Aircraft

Beechcraft 36

Registration

N925SF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albuquerque → Monument Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA199

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and runway heading during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and the nose landing gear collapsing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during approach to a private airstrip, the electronic primary flight display reported that the wind was from the south at 16 knots. He added that, upon touchdown, the airplane quickly veered left. He added power to correct, and "the addition of power was enough to lift the airplane slightly, but not to take off again, and so after [the airplane] floated a short distance, [it] landed again off the side of the runway." The nose landing gear collapsed in the dirt. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.