# Accident 20030330007389A: Beech A36, Tavernier, FL, March 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2003, 06:15 local time
- Place: Tavernier, FL
- Airport: Tavernaero Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0086° N, 80.5331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0086&lon=-80.5331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4315S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4315S-2004-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030330007389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 0615 THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TAKEOFF ON A GRASS 1864 FT RUNWAY (09) WHICH HAD A LIGHT DEW. AT APPROXIMATELY 65 KIAS THE PILOT INDICATED AN ANIMAL RAN ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY 790 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY TO MISS THE ANIMAL. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTING A PAVED DRIVEWAY WHERE IT SKIDDED FOR 50 FT. AND IMPACTED AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER. THEN THE FUSELAGE STRUCK TREE BRANCHES ABOUT 20 FT. IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 75 FT. WHERE IT IMPACTED ANOTHER TREE, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT BUT THE ENGINE HAD TWISTED 180 DEGREES. THE TOP OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIPPED OFF FROM THE RIGHT SIDE TO THE LEFT SIDE. FUEL TANKS REMAINED INTACT WITH NO FUEL SPILL.

## 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 MIA03LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA082), Mar 30, 2003: Beech A36 (N4315S), Tavernier, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The control interference by the pilot-rated passenger in an attempt to avoid an obstacle, which resulted in a loss of 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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