# Accident 20001023015749A: Beech N35, Arlington, WA, October 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2000, 15:15 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1807° N, 121.6699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1807&lon=-121.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1255Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1255Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001023015749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THAT HE FELT HE HAD TOO MUCH RIGHT RUDDER DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. APPLIED LEFT RUDDER, THEN RIGHT RUDDER, ETC., THEN ENDED UP VEERING TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 34 AT ARLINGTON, WA. PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT CROSSWIND PRESENT. THE PILOT WAS MAKING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP. THIS WAS HIS THIRD TIME TAKE OFF AND HE HAD NO PROBLEMS TAKING OFF THE TWO TIMES PRIOR TO THIS.

## 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 SEA01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA007), Oct 23, 2000: Beech N35 (N1255Z), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff upon experiencing directional control difficulties. Factors included the pilot's failure or inability to maintain directional control, and a taxiway sign.

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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