Beech A36 accident near Mountain Home, Arkansas, May 13, 1986
On May 13, 1986 at about 10:20 pm local time, a Beech A36, registered N2015K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mountain Home, Arkansas (Baxter CO. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 13, 1986 · about 10:20 pm local time
- Place
- Mountain Home, Arkansas · Baxter CO. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · all A36s on the register
- Registration
- N2015K · no longer on the register · serial E1312
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PIC RPTD GEAR FAILURE AND GEAR WARNING HORN ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS INTO THE LANDING ROLL. THE PIC RPTD 3 IN THE GREEN BEFORE TOUCHDOWN TO THE RWY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED NO MECHANICAL OR OTHER DEFICIENCY. INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH PRIOR TO THE SWITCH ENGAGEMENT WOULD CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SEQUENCE. GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TESTS PERFORMED ON THE ACFT SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT FAILED TO DISCLOSE A PBLM.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 770 hours in all; 419 in this make and model; 26 in the last 90 days; 720 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,013 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 26, 1986; 7 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,650 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: JLN Joplin MO at 9:50 pm
- Destination: 2M9 Mountain Home AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 23, 3,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 13 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:45 pm from HRO, 38 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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