No fatalities

22 May 2016: BEECH A36 — Griffin, GA

Griffin, GA, United States

On 22 May 2016, a BEECH A36 UNDESIGNAT was involved in an aviation accident near Griffin, GA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's decision to land with a tailwind, resulting in a runway overrun and collision with a highway road embankment. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A pilot executed a go-around due to excess speed on approach, then landed normally but could not stop before the runway end, crossing a highway and striking an embankment. The aircraft sustained substantial fuselage damage.

Accident Overview

A pilot reported that during landing with flaps set at fifty percent in gusting wind conditions, the airplane was too fast as she approached the runway and she aborted the landing. During the second approach with flaps in the same configuration, she touched down normally. However, after applying the brakes during the landing roll, she could not stop the airplane before it exited the departure end of the runway. The airplane then crossed a highway and collided with an embankment, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage.

Pilot Report

The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with any portion of the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Weather Information

The Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) available to the pilot for the accident airport reported the following conditions at the time of the accident: K6A2 221855Z AUTO 34008G14KT 10SM CLR 25/12 A2995 RMK AO2. The pilot landed on runway 18.

Contributing factors

Causes

PilotDecision related to condition

Other contributing factors

Contributed to outcomeSurface speed/braking — Not attained/maintained