# Accident 20130908018419A: Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36, Edgartown, MA, September 8, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 8, 2013, 14:25 local time - Place: Edgartown, MA - Airport: Katama - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.3583° N, 70.5244° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3583&lon=-70.5244&mi=10 - Aircraft: N771WG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771WG) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Hawker Beechcraft G36 (registry code 4220009, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-beechcraft-g36) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-550-B (registry code 17208, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-b) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G36 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 166 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA415) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130908018419A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24 FROM KATAMA AIRPARK, EDGARTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS AT APPROXIMATELY 1425 LOCAL TIME (1825 GMT). THE TURF RUNWAY (6/24) IS 3,700 FEET LONG BY 50 FEET WIDE AND REPORTED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE RUNWAY 24 GRADIENT IS 0.2%. ANOTHER PASSENGER OCCUPIED THE RIGHT SEAT AND TWO BLACK LABRADOR DOGS WERE SITUATED ON THE REAR SEATS. AFTER COMPLETING THE PREFLIGHT AND CHECKLISTS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED WINDS WERE GUSTY WITH THE WIND SOCK INDICATING APPROXIMATELY 260 DEGREES. THE TAKEOFF WAS REPORTED TO BE MOSTLY NORMAL EXCEPT THAT APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS INTO THE TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO ROTATE EARLIER THAN NORMAL. THE NOSE HAD TO BE PUSHED DOWN TO COMPENSATE. WHEN THE PILOT ROTATED, THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF QUICKER THAN NORMAL. THE STALL WARNING BEGAN SOUNDING AND THE NOSE HAD TO BE HELD DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE AIRSPEED AND INITIATE THE CLIMB. SHORTLY AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. COMPENSATION WAS APPLIED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN PUSHED DOWN BY THE WIND AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN A CLIMB. AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE RUNWAY THE POWER WAS RETARDED AT THE LAST SECOND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE BELLY WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 YARDS LATER ON THE GRASS STRIP. THE FUEL AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE SECURED AND THE PILOT, PASSENGER AND DOGS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS SUFFERED ANY INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTICED THE WIND SOCK HAS SHIFTED ABRUPTLY TO THE NORTHWEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT REPORTED FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPORT WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 DEPARTURES DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS. THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER WHO STATED THE PILOT WAS A FREQUENT FLYER AT THE AIRPORT AND WAS REPUTED TO BE A CONSCIOUS AND REPUTABLE AIRMAN. THE NEAREST REPORTED METAR WINDS AT KMVY (5 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST FROM KATAMA AIRPARK) ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1653Z 27011G18KT; 1753Z 26008KT; 1853Z 33009G15KT; 1953Z 02009G18KT; 2053Z 03012G16KT. PRELIMINARY EXTERIOR INSPECTION INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: (1) CURLING OF ALL THREE PROPELLER TIPS, (2) WRINKLING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOORS, (3) WRINKLING BELOW LEFT AFT ENGINE COWLING; (4) DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE PROTRUSION; (5) PRONOUNCED UPPER LEFT WING SKIN WRINKLING INBOARD OF THE LANDING GEAR; (6) EVIDENCE OF UPPER RIGHT SKIN WRINKLING INBOARD OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR; (7) EVIDENCE OF LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN WRINKLING; (8) WRINKLING OF LEFT EXHAUST AREA; (9) SKIN WRINKLING FORWARD OF RIGHT ENGINE EXHAUST; AND (10) SKIN WRINKLING ABOVE RIGHT ENGINE EXHAUST AND BELOW 24 VOLT EXTERNAL POWER ACCESS PANEL. INITIAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT WAS PERFORMED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS AERONAUTICS INSPECTOR AND TWO A&P MECHANICS ON SITE. A FAA BOSTON FSDO AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AND REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ## 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 ERA13CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA415), Sep 8, 2013: Hawker Beechcraft G36 (N771WG), Edgartown, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to achieve a proper takeoff profile prior to raising the landing gear resulting in a collision with terrain. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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