# Accident 20040529009839A: Beech A36, Hollister, CA, May 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2004, 18:45 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8933° N, 121.4103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6797Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6797Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 171 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040529009839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24 AT HOLLISTER AIRPORT N6797Y BECAME AIRBORNE, TURNED LEFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE GROUND FLAT UNDER PARTIAL OR FULL POWER. GROUND MARKINGS SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT'S GROUND PATH TO BE APPROXIMATELY FORTY-FIVE DEGREES FROM THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT PREMATURELY ROTATED CAUSING STALL WARNING INDICATIONS AND ROLLED LEFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT STALL CONDITION BY APPLYING FORWARD PRESSURE AND THE ROLL CONDITION BY REDUCING POWER. PILOT TEMPORARILY GAINED CONTROL AND REESTABLISHED FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT AGAIN ROLLED LEFT. PILOT DECIDED TO REDUCE POWER AND DITCH THE AIRCRAFT. TRIM WAS SET AT 5 UNITS NOSE UP (GREE TRIM ARC RANGES FROM 0 TO 6).

## 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 LAX04LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA227), May 30, 2004: Beech A36 (N6797Y), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect the mis-rigged elevator trim system, and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.

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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