# Accident 20150215001579A: Beech 58, Englewood, CO, February 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2015, 22:45 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XGNA
- Location: 39.5700° N, 104.8494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5700&lon=-104.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297AT-2015-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,292 total, 1,737 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150215001579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA144), Feb 16, 2015: Beech 58 (N297AT), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a rejected takeoff from a slush-covered runway at night.

## Other reports on N297AT (1)

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

- [Incident 19980713027239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980713027239I), Jul 13, 1998: Beech 58 (N297AT), Fort Smith, AR. The 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…

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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