# Accident 20011028030909A: Beech C23, Athens, GA, October 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2001, 18:27 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9483° N, 83.3261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9483&lon=-83.3261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24697, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24697-2002-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028030909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) WAS CLEARED TO THE HOLD SHORT POINT PRIOR TO GETTING CLEARANCE TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27. AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF, THE PIC MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL TAKEOFF POWER. UNBEKNOWNST TO THE PIC, HE WAS NOT ON RUNWAY 27, BUT INSTEAD ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY THAT LEADS TO RUNWAY 27. HENCE, HE SHOULD HAVE TAXIED ANOTHER 25-35 YARDS PRIOR TO MAKING ANOTHER RIGHT TURN ONTO RUNWAY 27. THE TOWER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE PIC PRIOR TO THE AIRPLANE CROSSING THE TOP END OF RUNWAY 27 BEFORE LEAVING THE HARD SURFACE INTO A GRASSY AREA. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, EVENTUALLY DROPPING OFF A 40 FEET EMBANKMENT. THE AIRPLANE FINALLY CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PIC REPORTEDLY MADE SEVERAL OTHER MISTAKES WHILE TAXIING.

## 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 MIA02LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA013), Oct 28, 2001: Beech C23 (N24697), Athens, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the ailment of the airplane on the active runway, inadvertently taking off from a parallel taxiway, and subsequently departing the hard surface into a 40 foot drop off. A factor…

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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