# Accident 20020626013819A: Beech E18S, Venice, FL, June 26, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 26, 2002, 08:11 local time - Place: Venice, FL - Airport: Venice Municipal Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.0747° N, 82.4450° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0747&lon=-82.4450&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1002C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1002C-2003-01-28) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH E18S - Reported engine: PWA R985* - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 225 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA131) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020626013819A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 26, 2002, AT 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 18, N1002C, REGISTERED TO EAGLE POINT, INC. AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, IMPACTED RUNWAY 22 SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN VENICE, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH A DVFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, PILOT-RATED PASSENGER, AND ONE ADDITIONAL PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACT FORCES AND A POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED VENICE, FLORIDA, AT 0800 WITH A DESTINATION OF CANCUN, MEXICO. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ALMOST KNIFE-EDGED. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON TO STOP THE ROLL. UNABLE TO LEVEL THE AIRPLANE WITH THE HORIZON, THE PILOT ELECTED TO REDUCE POWER TO IDLE ON BOTH ENGINES AND LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, SLID INTO THE GRASS AND BURST INTO FLAMES. (-23) ON JUNE 26, 2002 AT 8:09 AM EDT, A BEECHCRAFT E18S, N1002C, REGISTERED TO EAGLE POINT, INC. COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VNC) WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES OF THE TWO PERSON CREW OR THE ONE PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VENICE, FLORIDA. (.4) ON JUNE 26, 2002, AT 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 18, N1002C, REGISTERED TO EAGLE POINT, INC. AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, IMPACTED RUNWAY 22 SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN VENICE, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, PILOT-RATED PASSENGER, AND ONE ADDITIONAL PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED, AND THERE WAS A POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED VENICE, FLORIDA, AT 0800 WITH A DESTINATION OF CANCUN, MEXICO. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO ALMOST A KNIFE-EDGED ATTITUDE. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON TO STOP THE ROLL. UNABLE TO LEVEL THE AIRPLANE WITH THE HORIZON, THE PILOT ELECTED TO REDUCE POWER TO IDLE ON BOTH ENGINES AND LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, SLID INTO THE GRASS AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SOUNDED "NORMAL" DURING TAKEOFF. THE PASSENGER STATED, " SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE AIRPLANE BANKED SHARPLY LEFT AND THE GROUND WAS VISIBLE THROUGH THE WIDOW SEAT". THE PILOT CORRECTED TO THE LEFT TO ATTEMPT TO PUT THE AIRPLANE INTO A LEVEL ATTITUDE; BUT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY A POST-IMPACT FIRE. BOTH ENGINES HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE LEFT WING MELTED, AND THE FUEL TANKS WERE FIRE DAMAGED. THE FUSELAGE BURNED AND MELTED FROM APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT BEHIND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO JUST AHEAD OF THE EXIT DOOR. BOTH PROPELLERS SHOWED CHORDWISE MARKS AND WERE CURLED AROUND AT THE TIPS. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND WERE FOUND BEHIND THE AIRPLANE. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD THE LEADING EDGE CRUSHED IN AN UPWARD POSITION AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS CRUSHED ON THE LOWER EDGE. THE RIGHT WING WAS LEAKING FUEL AND THERE WAS NO FIRE DAMAGE. ## 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 ATL02LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA131), Jun 26, 2002: Beech 18 (N1002C), Venice, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of flight controls during takeoff, that resulted in the loss of control during takeoff. ## Other reports on N1002C (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19730829028169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730829028169A), Aug 29, 1973: Beech E18S (N1002C), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Pld drained considerable amt water drg preflite. Rotated r eng quit r wing tip hit rwy. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.