20140118000709I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Jeffersonville, IN · January 18, 2014

Date: January 18, 2014 · 00:45 local
Place: Jeffersonville, IN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BSYA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6758C
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,976 total25 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

N6758CRegistration cancelled Apr 19, 2018 · Beech 58S/N TH-1080 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the takeoff roll from jvy on runway 36, to osu in N6758C, a baron 58, a gust of wind lifted the aircraft prior to rotation speed and pushed the aircraft to the left slightly. Concerned that the aircraft might strike the runway edge lights the pilot lifted the left wing. The pilot said the gust dissipated and the aircraft sank back toward the ground. The takeoff was aborted at this point. The throttles were retarded and she pushed the nose over slightly to ensure that the aircraft would not depart the end of the runway. While maintaining control the pilot slowed the aircraft to a stop and taxied back to the beginning of the runway. Pilot proceeded with the flight to osu as scheduled. At osu the pilot picked up the load and proceeded to lck where the damage to the aircraft was noted.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM JVY ON RUNWAY 36, TO OSU IN N6758C, A BARON 58, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ROTATION SPEED AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. CONCERNED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MIGHT STRIKE THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS THE PILOT LIFTED THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT SAID THE GUST DISSIPATED AND THE AIRCRAFT SANK BACK TOWARD THE GROUND. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT THIS POINT. THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED AND SHE PUSHED THE NOSE OVER SLIGHTLY TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT DEPART THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE MAINTAINING CONTROL THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP AND TAXIED BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT PROCEEDED WITH THE FLIGHT TO OSU AS SCHEDULED. AT OSU THE PILOT PICKED UP THE LOAD AND PROCEEDED TO LCK WHERE THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED.