# Incident 20110806016899I: Beech A36, Mt. Victory, OH, August 6, 2011 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 6, 2011, 11:02 local time - Place: Mt. Victory, OH - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.5337° N, 83.5211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Victory, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5337&lon=-83.5211&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3246R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3246R) (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 MOTOR IO-550 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806016899I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON AUG. 06, 2011 AT 1300 EDT I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AT THE MT. VICTORY AIRPORT (O74) AT 11:05 LOCAL TIME. N3246R, A BE-36A RAN OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEPUTY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON SCENE WITH THE OCCUPANTS. DEPUTY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOTIFIED A LOCAL AIRCRAFT RECOVERY COMPANY AND WAS MAKING PREPARATIONS TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT. I NOTIFIED MY SUPERVISOR AND IT WAS DECIDED I SHOULD RESPOND TO THE SITE TO ACCESS DAMAGE BEFORE RECOVERY.WHILE ENROUTE TO THE SITE I WAS CONTACTED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DETAILS. I ARRIVED ON SITE AT 15:00 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT HAD COME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET INTO A CORN FIELD OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. BEFORE CONTINUING TO THE AIRCRAFT I CONDUCTED A BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR.MT. VICTORY AIRPORT, ELLIOTT'S LANDING (O74) HAS ONE A GRASS RUNWAY 15/33 2750' IN LENGTH AND 110' IN WIDTH. THE RUNWAY WAS DRY, WELL GROOMED AND UNOBSTRUCTED ON BOTH ENDS. THE RUNWAY IS BORDERED ON EACH SIDE BY SOY BEAN FIELDS APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 FEET HIGH. THE SOUTH, DEPARTURE END, OF THE RUNWAY IS BORDERED WITH A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 10' IN HEIGHT. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING. THE INSTRUCTOR HOLDS AN ATP AND CFI. THE SPAS DATA SHOWS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAVING 1130 HOURS AND THE INSTRUCTOR HAVING 33,000 HOURS FLIGHT TIME.THE PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN OPERATION ON GRASS RUNWAYS WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A GRASS RUNWAY TAKEOFF WHILE FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL APPROXIMATELY 1086' FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED THE BEAN FIELD WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DRIFTING INTO THE BEAN FIELD UNTIL ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE IN THE BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UNTIL EXITING THE BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1692' FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF ROLL WITH THE REMAINING RUNWAY AVAILABLE, APPROXIMATELY 1100'. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER EXITING THE BEAN FIELD AND ENTERED THE CORN FIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THEN CONTINUING APPROXIMATELY 130' INTO THE CORN COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BEFORE COMING TO REST. GRASS IMPRESSIONS OF THE LANDING GEAR LEAD FROM THE BEAN FIELD ALONG THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE CORN FIELD, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKING IN AN EFFORT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. CORN STALKS THROWN BACK INTO THE RUNWAY SOME 10 TO 20 FEET WOULD INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO THE CORN FIELD AT SOME POWER SETTING ABOVE IDLE.NO WEATHER REPORTING IS AVAILABLE AT O74. WEATHER AT NEARBY AIRPORTS INDICATE VMC CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR.MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE A WELL MAINTAINED AIRCRAFT WITH THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL COMPLETED 03/11/2011. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE EVENT NOR IS THERE ANY RECENT HISTORY OF MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DURING THE INITIAL FIELD INVESTIGATION REVEALS DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND THE COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR RECOVERY UNTIL FURTHER INSPECTION COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED AFTER REMOVAL FROM THE CORN FIELD. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD A SECOND INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR. BASED ON THIS INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IT WAS DECIDED TO CLASSIFY THIS EVENT AS AN INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR REPAIRS. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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