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FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Englewood, CO · February 15, 2015

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Date
February 15, 2015 · 22:45 local
Place
Englewood, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
XGNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N297AT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA144
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,292 total1,737 in this make and model236 in the last 90 days
N297ATRegistration cancelled Aug 3, 2015 · Beech 58S/N TH1349 · Built 1982Airframe modelBeech 58Engine 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.

On February 15, 2015, at Centennial Airport (apa) Englewood co. aircraft N297AT, a BE-58, was involved in an accident. The accident occurred at approximately 22:45 hours local during take-off from runway 17L. N297AT is owned and operated by gta air inc, which is a holder of a CFR 135 air operator certificate, designator, xgna.

The pilot stated; ?during take-off rotation, slush from the unplowed runway obscured his visibility through the front windshield, and then while transitioning from in-ground effect, the controls felt mushy?. At that point the pilot decided to abort further flight and land. The aircraft had drifted left of the runway and during the maneuver to center the aircraft back over the runway; the right wing contacted a directional sign, runway edge light and the runway. The aircraft sustained damage to the right wing, right stabilizer, left wing tip, both left and right landing gear assemblies and warping of the lower fuselage structure. The right side propellers have impact marks on all three leading edge tips.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2015, AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA) ENGLEWOOD CO. AIRCRAFT N297AT, A BE-58, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 22:45 HOURS LOCAL DURING TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 17L. N297AT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GTA AIR INC, WHICH IS A HOLDER OF A CFR 135 AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE, DESIGNATOR, XGNA.

THE PILOT STATED; ?DURING TAKE-OFF ROTATION, SLUSH FROM THE UNPLOWED RUNWAY OBSCURED HIS VISIBILITY THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND THEN WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM IN-GROUND EFFECT, THE CONTROLS FELT MUSHY?. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT FURTHER FLIGHT AND LAND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND DURING THE MANEUVER TO CENTER THE AIRCRAFT BACK OVER THE RUNWAY; THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A DIRECTIONAL SIGN, RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT STABILIZER, LEFT WING TIP, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES AND WARPING OF THE LOWER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. THE RIGHT SIDE PROPELLERS HAVE IMPACT MARKS ON ALL THREE LEADING EDGE TIPS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDenver, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a rejected takeoff from a slush-covered runway at night.Feb 16, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N297AT · 1

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

Incident 19980713027239IDescent · Fort Smith, ARThe pilot received a clearance to descend from cruise altitude in preparation to excute to approach into ft Smith, AR. When the pilot reduced throttle, the right engine, number 2 engine, failed to respond to the reduction input. The pilot executed an engine…Jul 13, 1998