# Accident 20100815046239A: Beech C24R, Eastover, NC, August 15, 2010 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 15, 2010, 09:51 local time - Place: Eastover, NC - Airport: Eastover Air Ranch - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.0853° N, 78.7700° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0853&lon=-78.7700&mi=10 - Aircraft: N792Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792Y-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C24R - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 555 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA423) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100815046239A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFF WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 1440 FEET ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL. THE PILOT THEN ROTATED AND FLEW 1890 FEET TO IMPACT AREA. NO RUNWAY MARKS WERE OBSERVED FROM PROP STRIKE AREA UNTIL IMPACT AREA AT FINAL DRIVE ROAD. IT APPEARS AIRCRAFT HAD A LOW ANGLE IMPACT AND THEN SKIDDED ABOUT 100 FEET. FUEL LEAKED ONTO ROAD SURFACE AND ASPHALT DAMAGE FROM WHERE FUEL WAS OBSERVED. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO ELIZABETH TOWN FOR FUEL. DAVID CULDERTH, STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT POWER UP AND THEN CRASH. NO DIRECT OBSERVATION OF THE CRASH WAS AVAILABLE. HE SAW FUEL POURING ONTO THE ROAD. PILOT TOLD DAVID HE WAS GOING TO GET GAS. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON THEIR ON. 1.PILOT: CLARENCE BURLINGAME SYMOND, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2817959, PRIVATE PILOT. 2.PASSENGER: JOSEPH NUNNERY3.N792Y, BEECHCRAFT C24R, SERIAL NUMBER MC-6434.THE APPROXIMATE WEATHER WAS CALM AND CLEAR. 5.RUNWAY SURFACE WAS HARD AND DRY. SOIL WAS SANDY BUT HARD. 6.GRASS WAS SHORT. 7.N792Y HANGAR IS LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF 22.8.GROUND MARKS AT PROPELLER STRIKE AREA WERE 30 FEET IN LENGTH AND 28 STRIKES COUNTED. THE STRIKES WERE FROM ½ INCH TO 1 INCH IN DEPTH. STRIKE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 1440 FEET FROM TAKE OFF AREA AND HANGAR. 9.ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 9:51 AM. 10.COM CENTER RECEIVED REPORT AT 10:10 AM. 11.REPORTED TO FAA AT 10:30 AM.12.AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 1890 FEET FROM PROP STRIKE AREA. 13.NO ATC COMMUNICATION. NO WEATHER BRIEF OBTAINED. 14.AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROCK MOUNT ABOUT 12 TO 18 INCHES HIGH. 15.NOSE GEAR APPEARS TO BE UP AND LOCKED. 16.MAIN WAS PARTIALLY RETRACTED. 17.NOSE GEAR DRAG LEG LINKAGE APPEARS TO BE INTACT. 18.NOSE GEAR ROTATION LINKAGE CRACKED, IT APPEARS TO BE A FRESH CRACK. 19.STEERING LINKAGE APPEARS TO BE INTACT. 20.ONLY ONE SEVERE CUT IN ASPHALT ROAD. SEVERAL SCRATCHES IN ROAD. 21.BOTH PROP BLADES BENT. 22.SEPARATION AT FIREWALL (3 TO 4 INCHES) AND JUST AFT OF CABIN. 2 FEET GAP JUST AFT OF CABIN. 23.ALL PANEL SWITCHES OFF. 24.LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. LANDING GEAR HANDLE LOCK APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONALLY CORRECTLY. NO DAMAGE TO LOCK. 25.THROTTLE FULL FORWARD. MIXTURE FULL FORWARD. PROP FULL BACK. 26.BOTH WINGS PULLED LOOSE AT FORWARD ATTACH POINT. 27.BOTH MAIN GEAR LINKAGES APPEAR TO BE IN TACT. 28.BOTH MAIN GEARS BROKEN AT RUBBER DOUGHNUTS. 29.FLAP HANDLE IN CENTER POSITION30.YOKES BENT DOWN. 31.ROCKS IN ENGINE COWLING. 32.ENGINE MOUNTS BENT. 33.THROTTLE AND MIXTURE IS CONNECTED AT ENGINE. ## 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 ERA10LA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA423), Aug 15, 2010: Beech C24R (N792Y), Eastover, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The uncommanded retraction of the nose gear for undetermined reasons and the pilot's improper decision to continue the takeoff after the propeller began to contact the ground. ## Other reports on N792Y (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19921120050499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921120050499I), Nov 20, 1992: Beech C24R (N792Y), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found a broken wire in nose wheel system to hydraulic power pack. - [Incident 19920916049639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916049639I), Sep 16, 1992: Beech C24R (N792Y), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. While taxiing to end of runway after landing nose gear collapsed. Found roll pin had sheared. - [Incident 19890220023419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890220023419I), Feb 20, 1989: Beech C24R (N792Y), New Braunfels, TX, Minor damage. While practicing touch and go landings pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up. - [Incident 19841123076139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841123076139I), Nov 23, 1984: Beech C24R (N792Y), Natchez, MS, Minor damage. Lost power on takeoff. Landed while right main gear was in transit. Fuel selector not in fully on position. - [Incident 19800319032209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319032209I), Mar 19, 1980: Beech C24R (N792Y), Bloomsburg, PA, Minor damage. Propeller blade tip struck runway on landing. 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. 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