# Accident 20020523009619A: Beech D35, Hrnando, MS, May 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hrnando, MS
- Airport: Hernando Village Airpark Inc
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7981° N, 90.0536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7981&lon=-90.0536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2925B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2925B-2002-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523009619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 14 WIND OUT OF 180 AT 10 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT ST ARTED TO DRIFT TO LEFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER ROTATION DRIFT GOT WORSE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT DRIFT. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NOSE GEAR SHEARED/COLLAPSED/RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. ENGINE PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM AIRFRAME, PROP DAMAGED. LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS DAMAGED AND FIREWALL DAMAGED. (.19) ON MAY 23, 2002, AT 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 35, N2925B, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AT HERNANDO VILLAGE AIRPARK, HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI, DURING A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED HERNANDO VILLAGE AIRPARK, HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI, AT 1715. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS CONDUCTING A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF. AFTER LIFT OFF, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. AT THIS TIME THE AIRPLANE                          STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT, AND EFFORTS BY THE PILOT TO CORRECT THE LEFT DRIFT FAILED. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING PITCHED UP AND THE LEFT WING STUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL02LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA106), May 23, 2002: Beech 35 (N2925B), Hernando, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain wing tip clearance during an attempted takeoff that resulted in the collision with the ground.

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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