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FAA incident report · Beech 58 · West Union, OH · May 12, 2000

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Date
May 12, 2000 · 18:30 local
Place
West Union, OH
Airport
Alexander Salamon Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N100QD
Reported as
Beech 58

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilot states that he was attempting to takeoff from the above airport (amt) when "something did not feel right". He elected to abort the takeoff at that point. He applied hard braking. Steady skid marks for both main tires were evident for the last one forth of the runway. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway, going through a small drainage ditch witch collapsed and severed the nose gear. The aircraft came to rest about thirty feet beyond the drainage ditch about 25 feet to the north of the extended runway center line. The aircraft appeared to go to the right (south) of the runway center line just prior to leaving the pavement. At some point during the aborted takeoff the propeller controls were moved to the feather position. Neither prop appeared to be fully feathered, however only one blade on each propleller was bent indicating the engines were not producing power at the point where the nose gear was collapsed. It is also note worthy that the bend in each propeller indicates the posibility that the propellers may have not been turning when the aircraft went though the drainage ditch. Inspection of the cockpit after incident revealed the magneto switches were off for both engines, throttle, propellers, and mixture controls were all in the full rearward position. It should be noted that there was approximately a 10 to 15 knot wind directly down the runway at the time of the arrival of this inspector.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM THE ABOVE AIRPORT (AMT) WHEN "SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT". HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AT THAT POINT. HE APPLIED HARD BRAKING. STEADY SKID MARKS FOR BOTH MAIN TIRES WERE EVIDENT FOR THE LAST ONE FORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, GOING THROUGH A SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH WITCH COLLAPSED AND SEVERED THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT THIRTY FEET BEYOND THE DRAINAGE DITCH ABOUT 25 FEET TO THE NORTH OF THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO GO TO THE RIGHT (SOUTH) OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE JUST PRIOR TO LEAVING THE PAVEMENT. AT SOME POINT DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF THE PROPELLER CONTROLS WERE MOVED TO THE FEATHER POSITION. NEITHER PROP APPEARED TO BE FULLY FEATHERED, HOWEVER ONLY ONE BLADE ON EACH PROPLELLER WAS BENT INDICATING THE ENGINES WERE NOT PRODUCING POWER AT THE POINT WHERE THE NOSE GEAR WAS COLLAPSED. IT IS ALSO NOTE WORTHY THAT THE BEND IN EACH PROPELLER INDICATES THE POSIBILITY THAT THE PROPELLERS MAY HAVE NOT BEEN TURNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT THOUGH THE DRAINAGE DITCH. INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT AFTER INCIDENT REVEALED THE MAGNETO SWITCHES WERE OFF FOR BOTH ENGINES, THROTTLE, PROPELLERS, AND MIXTURE CONTROLS WERE ALL IN THE FULL REARWARD POSITION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY A 10 TO 15 KNOT WIND DIRECTLY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT THE TIME OF THE ARRIVAL OF THIS INSPECTOR.