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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 23BEECH · Des Moines, IA · August 25, 1998

Date: August 25, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place: Des Moines, IA
Airport: Morning Star
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2384J
Reported as: Beech 23BEECH
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 478 total300 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N2384JRegistered now · Beech 23S/N M-342 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was attempting a take off in his aircraft when it failed to reach rotation speed. The pilot decided to abort the take off and there was insufficient runway emaining to stop. The aircraft sustained minor damage when it came to rest in a ditch. Neither the pilot or the passenger received injuries. Investigation disclosed that the pilot had done an adequate preflight including weight and balance computations, landing and take off distances required for the existing weather conditions and considerations of the runway length to be used that day. All computations were verified. The incident is considered closed with this report. Eir #98CE010082 closed no action. Incident #ICE01980024.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKE OFF IN HIS AIRCRAFT WHEN IT FAILED TO REACH ROTATION SPEED. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF AND THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY EMAINING TO STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. NEITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE PILOT HAD DONE AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INCLUDING WEIGHT AND BALANCE COMPUTATIONS, LANDING AND TAKE OFF DISTANCES REQUIRED FOR THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS OF THE RUNWAY LENGTH TO BE USED THAT DAY. ALL COMPUTATIONS WERE VERIFIED. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. EIR #98CE010082 CLOSED NO ACTION. INCIDENT #ICE01980024.