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July 19, 1995 · Beech V35B · N11JK

Goshen, OH

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 19, 1995
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Goshen, OH
Aircraft
Beech V35B
Tail Number
N11JK
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
NYC95LA166

THE PILOT PERFORMED THE TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 06, A GRASS RUNWAY, 1640 FEET LONG. DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER STATED, '[DURING THE TAKEOFF], I ENCOURAGED THE PILOT TO LIFT THE NOSEWHEEL CLEAR OF THE GROUND....IT DROPPED BACK IMMEDIATELY....IT BOUNCED UP AGAIN AS THE PILOT APPLIED BACK PRESSURE....THE STALL WARNING HORN BEGAN BLARING....AS WE CLIMBED NOSE HIGH, THE LEFT WING DROPPED (STALL)....THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH TOP OF THE SHRUBS....' THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED, 'THE PILOT...STATED...THAT THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO REACH FLYING SPEED AND THAT HE TRIED TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB Probable Cause

the pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent collision with trees.

Full Narrative

On July 18, 1995, at 2030 eastern daylight time, a Beech V35B, N11JK, sustained substantial damage when it collided with a tree during the takeoff from a private airport in Goshen, Ohio. The commercial pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot initiated the takeoff on runway 06, which was a grass runway, 1640 feet long. In a statement taken by the Ohio state highway patrol, the pilot stated: ...We had landed and were starting to leave and started to taxi. We were at the very end of the field, and I gave it full throttle and started down the runway. We lifted off and then came back down and then lifted off again....[The airplane] started to veer to the left, so I gave it right rudder and that's when I clipped the trees and came to rest on the other side of the tree line.... The pilot rated passenger stated: ...When we had approximately 50 knots, I encouraged the pilot to lift the nosewheel clear of the ground. He did this. It dropped back immediately making contact with the ground, once more bouncing clear. The plane skipped into the air, the nose dropped again, a bit quicker. It bounced up again as the pilot applied back pressure and we were airborne. The stall warning horn began blaring....We made ground contact, and once again the nose bounced upward with an apparent addition of back pressure by the pilot. We were airborne in a nose high attitude with about 500 to 600 feet of runway remaining...the left wing dropped....[The pilot]...applied full right rudder. The wing lifted, the nose remained high....The left wing made contact with...shrubs...to the left...of the runway.... The FAA Inspector reported, "The pilot...stated...that the aircraft failed to reach flying speed and that he tried to pull the aircraft off the ground prior to reaching the end of the runway." Additionally, the pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine, and that the winds were calm at the time of the accident.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time20:30 EDT
Nearest AirportHickory Grove (0nm)
Runway6
Runway Length1640 ft
Runway Width300 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBeech V35B
Tail NumberN11JK
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520B · Reciprocating · 285
Seats6

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 62 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility25 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Weather SourcePILO

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