# Accident 20021110032719A: Beech C35BEECH, Reedville, VA, November 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Reedville, VA
- Airport: Federhart-Ophelia Stol
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9058° N, 76.2903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9058&lon=-76.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707D-2008-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021110032719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) VA99 IS A PRIVATE GRASS SURFACE FIELD LOCATED NEAR REEDVILLE, VA. THE RUNWAY IS ORIENTED NORTH/SOUTH WITH SEVERAL BUILDINGS ALONG THE SIDES OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO MR. JOHN FEDERHART, ON 10 NOVEMBER 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS (LOCAL), HE WAS PILOTING HIS OWN AIRCRAFT, A BEECH BE-35-C35. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL TO THE SOUTH, THE LEFT GEAR HIT A SOFT SPOT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT TOWARDS A HANGAR 800-900 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF END OF THE RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP THE FORWARD PROGRESS OF THE AIRCRAFT, MR. FEDERHART ATTEMPTED TO GROUND-LOOP THE AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE HANGAR. NOT BEING TOTALLY SUCCESSFUL IN HIS EFFORT TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE BUILDING. MR. FEDERHART WAS NOT INJURED, HOWEVER HIS AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SHEARING-OFF THE RIGHT WING, DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE HANGAR RECEIVED MINOR 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 IAD03LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA013), Nov 10, 2002: Beech C35 (N707D), Reedville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, and his failure to maintain directional control.

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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