# Accident 20150904015519A: Beech V35B, Wilmington, NC, September 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2015, 10:50 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2675° N, 77.9039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2675&lon=-77.9039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789WF-2019-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 34 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150904015519A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA357), Sep 4, 2015: Beech V35B (N789WF), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N789WF (1)

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

- [Incident 20091225053539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091225053539I), Dec 25, 2009: Beech V35B (N789WF), Alexandria, LA, Minor damage. He was descending from cruising altitude of 6,000 feet for 4,000 feet when he heard a sound that resembled a crunch. After surveying the area he noticed that…

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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