Beech A36 accident near Oklahoma City, OK

On April 25, 1996, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

April 25, 1996

Place

Oklahoma City, OK

Aircraft

Beech A36 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

35.520°N, 97.479°W

NTSB ID

20001208X05544

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 25, 1996, at 1209 central daylight time, a Beech A36, N2558W, owned and operated by the Williford Energy Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was destroyed following a loss of control near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured, while his passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight originated at Tulsa, Oklahoma, approximately 40 minutes prior to the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 flight. A flight plan was not filed for the business flight. The pilot's secretary called the fixed base operator at the Expressway Airpark to advise them that N2558W was en route with an estimated arrival time of 1150, and they were requesting a taxi to transport the two occupants to the nearby Remington Park for a business lunch. According to the fixed base operator, the pilot called them on the Unicom frequency when he was 10 miles northeast of the airport. The operator stated that he informed the pilot that the winds were "out of the north, favoring runway 02." The operator further stated that within a few minutes he heard the pilot announcing a "go-around from runway 20." The operator told the pilot "that he was trying to land downwind, use runway 02" to which the pilot replied "OK." The pilot made another call "going around at Expressway" and a flight instructor employed by the operator contacted the pilot again and notified him that "he was using the wrong runway." The pilot's reply was unclear. The pilot next reported on a "left downwind for 02" and the operator corrected the pil

Probable cause

the pilot's delay in aborting the landing and his failure to obtain/maintain sufficient airspeed during the aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper interpretation of the recommended landing runway, his selection of the wrong runway, and the resultant tailwind.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.