# Accident 19990508020429A: Beech 36BEECH, Portland, OR, May 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1999, 14:45 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5699° N, 122.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5699&lon=-122.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6222V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990508020429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 8, 1999, ABOUT 1408 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECHCRAFT 36, N6222V, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED SUBSEQUENT TO AN EXPLOSION IN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS TAKEOFF ROLL AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PORTLAND, OREGON.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUCCESSFULLY ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF A FIRE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, APPROX. 80 MILES PER HOUR, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT VIOLENTLY YAWED TO THE LEFT (SOUTH).  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 28R AND THE TAXIWAY.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING, FROM THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF THE FUEL CELL TO THE WINGTIP.  THE FUEL CELL WAS NOT BREACHED AND CONTAINED APPROX. 40 GALLONS OF 100 LOW LEAD.                                                                                                                                     (-23) N6222V ABORTED TAKEOFF RUNWAY 28R AT PDX, 1345 PDT>PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C DUE TO AN EXPLOSION IN THE LEFT WING AND RAN OFF SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE. WHEN 6222V RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAKEOFF, THE PILOT TURNED ON THE STROBES AND PROCEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 80 MPH HE HEARD A LARGE NOISE HE THOUGHT HE BLEW A TIRE AND THEN SAW THE LEFT WING. HE KEPT THE A/C ON THE GROUND AND THEN WENT INTO THE INFIELD BETWEEN RUNWAYS. THE PDX FIRE DEPT. INSPECTED THE A/C BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGNS OF A FIRE IT APPEARS IT BLEW ITSELF OUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA060), May 8, 1999: Beech 36 (N6222V), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper installation of the strobe light system. Factors include a leak in the fuel bladder and electrical arcing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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