Probable cause
The pilot's failure to achieve a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
NTSB analysis
The pilot stated that he was high and fast on the approach to his destination airport. He landed the airplane approximately half way down the runway, and realized that he would not be able to bring the airplane to a full stop. He veered the airplane to left, departed the runway, traveled down an embankment and impacted a road. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA14CA017 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 23, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Burnsville, North Carolina
- Nearest airport
- Mountain Air Airport (2NC0)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech A36
- N-number
- N7257W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1986
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.