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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 56TC · Hudson, CO · November 22, 2015

Date: November 22, 2015 · 16:53 local
Place: Hudson, CO
Airport: Platte Valley Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N12WB
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA060
Reported as: Beech 56TC
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 251 total45 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N12WBRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2019 · Beech 56TCS/N TG-82 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech 56TC Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 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 Sunday 11-22-2015, aircraft N12WB, Beech barron (BE-56TC) serial number TG82, took off from platt valley airpark 18V, runway 15 with 6 people on board. At rotation, the cabin door opened and the pilot (privacy data omitted) continued the takeoff and returned to runway 15 to land. On the approach left wing tip struck the ground just short of the runway, the right main gear was ripped from the wing and the left main gear and nose gear collapsed. There were prop strikes on the runway and indications that the gears collapsed prior to departing the runway. The aircraft can to a rest approximately 100 yards from the first impact point and to the left of the runway. The aircraft was leaking fuel after the accident, but there was no fire. The aircraft is a total loss, and there were no injuries.

The aircraft was on a flight plan, they departed from kful (fullerton CA.) To kdsm (des moines IA).

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY 11-22-2015, AIRCRAFT N12WB, BEECH BARRON (BE-56TC) SERIAL NUMBER TG82, TOOK OFF FROM PLATT VALLEY AIRPARK 18V, RUNWAY 15 WITH 6 PEOPLE ON BOARD. AT ROTATION, THE CABIN DOOR OPENED AND THE PILOT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO RUNWAY 15 TO LAND. ON THE APPROACH LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS RIPPED FROM THE WING AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE PROP STRIKES ON THE RUNWAY AND INDICATIONS THAT THE GEARS COLLAPSED PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAN TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE FIRST IMPACT POINT AND TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEAKING FUEL AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT PLAN, THEY DEPARTED FROM KFUL (FULLERTON CA.) TO KDSM (DES MOINES IA).

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 GAA16CA060Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHudson, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the distraction of the open cabin door.Nov 22, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N12WB · 2

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

Accident 19821220065029ATakeoff Ground Roll · Gasport, NYPilot attempted takeoff on snow covered runway, lost directional control and crashed off side of runway.Dec 20, 1982 · Substantial damage Incident 19800906069349IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Gasport, NYPilot taxied close to the edge of a sod runway, started to settle, applied power, nose gear collapsed.Sep 6, 1980 · Minor damage