Beech A36 accident near Arundel, ME
On October 5, 2022, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Arundel, ME. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 5, 2022
- Place
- Arundel, ME
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.423°N, 70.520°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221005106070
Official records · ERA23FA006
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - Attachment 3 - ATC Audio Recording - Pwm Ra: Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 1 - Ads-B Data: Document (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 2 - Opsvue Track Data: Document (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 4 - FAA Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 5, 2022, about 1356 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36, N902AT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Arundel, Maine. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. According to a family member and officer of the pilot’s construction company, the pilot and passenger were returning from a business trip to Presque Isle, Maine. Automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the airplane departed Presque Isle International Airport (PQI) about 1220 for Biddeford Municipal Airport (B19), Biddeford, Maine, on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. Weather radar imagery superimposed over the airplane’s flight track indicated that the airplane was flying toward an area of light intensity echoes associated with light rain to drizzle and instrument meteorological conditions as it approached the area of the destination airport. An AIRMET for these conditions and low-level turbulence was valid for the accident time. Air traffic control communication information revealed that, at 1340:03, the controller instructed the pilot to descend and maintain 3,000 ft. The pilot confirmed to the controller that he had obtained the most recent weather information and requested the RNAV (GPS) RWY 6 instrument approach procedure at B19. Figure 1 - Profile View of RNAV (GPS) Runway 6 Approach, Biddeford Muni (B19). (NOAA) At 1340:56, the controller advised the pilot to fly heading, “two five zero… vectors to final” which the pilo
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of situational awareness, which resulted in an unstabilized approach, descent below published minimum altitudes, and collision with terrain.
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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.
