# Accident 20030615012959A: Cessna T337G, Moore, MT, June 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2003
- Place: Moore, MT
- Airport: Beacon Star Antique Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9761° N, 109.6000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9761&lon=-109.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4TD-2009-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337G (registry code 2075726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 450 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030615012959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON JUNE 15, 2003, MR. KEN TOLLIVER, A PRIVATE PILOT, CRASHED N4TD, A CESSNA CE-337, AT THE BEACON STAR AIRPORT NEAR LEWISTOWN, MONTANA. ACCORDING TO MR. TOLLIVER, WHEN HE LANDED AT THE AIRPORT, HE USED FULL NOSE UP ON THE ELECTRIC TRIM DURING THE LANDING FLARE. AFTER LANDING AND PRIOR TO HIS NEXT TAKE OFF, HE FAILED TO RECENTER THE TRIM. DURING HIS NEXT TAKEOFF, MR. TOLLIVER ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH BECAME PREMATURELY AIRBORNE. WITH FULL NOSE UP TRIM, HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. IT STALLED OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 1,200' IN A WHEAT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A BAR DITCH AND SLID ACROSS A ROAD. THE TAIL BOOM ASSEMBLY BROKE AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNHURT.

## 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 SEA03LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA105), Jun 15, 2003: Cessna T337G (N4TD), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate preflight planning/preparation prior to takeoff, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff. An inadvertent stall and rough terrain were factors.

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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