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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Logan, WV · May 28, 2014

Date
May 28, 2014 · 15:30 local
Place
Logan, WV
Airport
Logan County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N58TG
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,228 total44 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During the takeoff roll, approximately 1000 feet down runway 24 (runway length is 3,605 feet), the pilot aborted the takeoff at approximately 75-80 knots ground speed (rotation is at 85 knots normally), due to the pilot's feeling that the engines were not at full power. The aircraft did not become airborne. The pilot pulled back on both throttles and applied brakes. There is evidence of braking at approximately 2000 feet from the beginning of the runway as reflected in skid marks caused by both the main landing gear tires. The aircraft could not stop prior to the end of the runway and subsequently departed it, striking a runway light, causing minor damage to one of the right propeller blades and runway light. The aircraft came to a halt approximately 200 feet past the end of the runway in tall grass and muddy terrain. The pilot then turned the aircraft around and taxied back to the terminal area. The runway conditions were dry.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 24 (RUNWAY LENGTH IS 3,605 FEET), THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 75-80 KNOTS GROUND SPEED (ROTATION IS AT 85 KNOTS NORMALLY), DUE TO THE PILOT'S FEELING THAT THE ENGINES WERE NOT AT FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON BOTH THROTTLES AND APPLIED BRAKES. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY AS REFLECTED IN SKID MARKS CAUSED BY BOTH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT STOP PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED IT, STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES AND RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HALT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN TALL GRASS AND MUDDY TERRAIN. THE PILOT THEN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND TAXIED BACK TO THE TERMINAL AREA. THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY.