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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Wilmington, NC · September 4, 2015

Date: September 4, 2015 · 10:50 local
Place: Wilmington, NC
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N789WF
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA357
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 397 total34 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N789WFRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2019 · Beech V35BS/N D-9956 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 06 from taxiway juliet at the kilm airport. The pilot stated that during rotation the nose of the aircraft came up abruptly and the aircraft started to drift to the left. The pilot said that he applied right rudder and right aileron with no effect. The aircraft crossed the adjacent taxi way and started to porpoise. It left the runway area and bounced several more times across an open area and came to rest up against the airport primeter fence.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 06 FROM TAXIWAY JULIET AT THE KILM AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING ROTATION THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME UP ABRUPTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON WITH NO EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE ADJACENT TAXI WAY AND STARTED TO PORPOISE. IT LEFT THE RUNWAY AREA AND BOUNCED SEVERAL MORE TIMES ACROSS AN OPEN AREA AND CAME TO REST UP AGAINST THE AIRPORT PRIMETER FENCE.

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 ERA15LA357Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilmington, NCThe pilot's improper loading of the airplane, which resulted in a sudden pitch up during the attempted takeoff, the pilot’s subsequent loss of directional control, and an aerodynamic stall.Sep 4, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N789WF · 1

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

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