2 fatal · Raytheon Aircraft Company G36 · 2006-07-23 · Bullhead City, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX06FA243
Event ID
20060727X01040
Type
Accident
Date
2006-07-23
Location
Bullhead City, AZ, USA
Coordinates
34.890834, -114.626945
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Raytheon Aircraft Company
Model
G36
Registration
N241JL
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance and speed that led to a long landing, and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, all due to the effects of impairment from alcohol consumption, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during an aborted landing attempt. A contributing factor was the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to identify existing evidence of substance (alcohol) dependence in the pilot due to an inadequate and incomplete process of screening medical applications.