# Accident 20030325003909A: Beech A36, Naples, FL, March 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2003, 19:25 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1525° N, 81.7753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1525&lon=-81.7753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N364JK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030325003909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 LOCAL TIME, N364JK ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON A GRASS STRIP ALONGSIDE 6-L FARMS IN NAPLES FL. THE OPERATOR ABORTED TAKE OFF 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT JUMPED A DITCH THEN WINGS AND PROPS STRUCK GROUND IN FARMERS FIELD. PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS NO INJURIES. LEFT WING AND ENGINE TRUSS ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LEFT LOWER ENGINE FIREWALL AND RIGHT UPPER FIRE WALL BUCKLED BY ENGINE TRUSS. LEFT WING SPAR BENT UP 1.5 FEET 4 FEET OUT FROM THE WING ROOT. PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED BY OPERATIONS AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR. PILOT ADMITTED TO PERFORMING A REGULAR RUNWAY TAKE OFF AND NOT A SHORT LANDING TAKE OFF. RESULT WAS THE PILOT TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH ZERO FLAPS, COULD NOT PRODUCE LIFT AND ABORTED TAKE OFF TOO LATE WHICH FORCED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PLOW INTO THE FARMERS FIELD.

## 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 MIA03LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA081), Mar 25, 2003: Beech A36 (N364JK), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning and delay in aborting the takeoff which resulted in the airplane overrunning the runway and incurring damage.

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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