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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech B36TC · Weaverville, CA · August 5, 2001

Date: August 5, 2001 · 14:15 local
Place: Weaverville, CA
Airport: Lonnie Pool Field/Weaverville
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1109T
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX01FA270
Reported as: Beech B36TC

N1109TRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2013 · Raytheon B36TCS/N EA-599 · Built 1997 Airframe modelRaytheon B36TC Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot of N1109T departed on a runway that is closed to takeoffs due to an uphill gradient of 3 1/2 degrees. There is rising terrain and trees on the departure end of the runway which contribute to the up slope and makes takeoffs on the runway virtually impossible.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF N1109T DEPARTED ON A RUNWAY THAT IS CLOSED TO TAKEOFFS DUE TO AN UPHILL GRADIENT OF 3 1/2 DEGREES. THERE IS RISING TERRAIN AND TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE UP SLOPE AND MAKES TAKEOFFS ON THE RUNWAY VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX01FA270Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWeaverville, CAthe pilot's selection of the wrong runway, which resulted in an attempted takeoff uphill in a prevailing tailwind toward rising terrain and high obstacles. Also causal was the pilot's loading of the airplane above maximum gross weight and his failure to…Aug 5, 2001 · Destroyed