# Accident 20120606010239A: Beech 35-A33, Gardner, KS, June 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6447° N, 94.9608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6447&lon=-94.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N334Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334Z-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,650 total, 77 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120606010239A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 17, A 3,200-FOOT SOD  RUNWAY. THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS, A QUARTERING TAILWIND FROM THE LEFT. HE ELECTED TO DEPART WITH NO FLAPS, CONTRARY TO NORMAL TECHNIQUE  OF ABOUT 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS.  AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO CLIMB SPEED, AND SETTLED BACK ONTO THE GROUND TWICE. AT SOME POINT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXTENDED FLAPS TO INCREASE LIFT BUT INADVERTENTLY EXTENDED THE FLAPS TO FULL DOWN.  ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND 150 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF IT, THE PILOT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GROUND, SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR AND DIGGING THE PROPELLER INTO THE GROUND, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP WHILE PLOWING THROUGH A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUING ANOTHER 130 FEET.

## 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 CEN12LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA373), Jun 6, 2012: Beech 35-A33 (N334Z), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff when the airplane was not accelerating as expected. Contributing to the accident was a wind shift during takeoff.

## Other reports on N334Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910722034919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722034919I), Jul 22, 1991: Beech 35A33 (N334Z), New Braunfels, TX. Engine oil pressure zero at altitude. Precautionary landing. Adaptor for spin-on oil filter loose and worn out.

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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