# Accident 20160311020109A: Beech D17S, Brighton, CO, March 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2016, 08:30 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Van Aire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9828° N, 104.7022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9828&lon=-104.7022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9290H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9290H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,691 total, 433 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160311020109A

## Narrative

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

N9290H: AT 0745 THE PIC SERVICED ENGINE OIL AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGER LOCATED AT VAN AIRE AIRPORT (CO12). THE PIC PREFLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED ENGINE NORMALLY. THE PIC RAN THE ENGINE FOR 15 MINUTE WARM-UP PERIOD. THE PIC THEN TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY AND STARTED TAKE-OFF AT 0820. PIC WAS AT FULL POWER HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF THE PIC GLANCED OVER TO THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE RIGHT HAND INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR VERIFICATION OF FUEL TANK SELECTION. WHEN THE PIC LOOKED BACK TO SEE WHERE HE WAS ON THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT HAD TURNED 30 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND STRUCK THE GROUND HARD, COLLAPSING THE GEAR. THE LOWER RIGHT WING SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 125 YARDS, STRIKING A GRASS BERM AND THEN A CHAIN LINK FENCE POST WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. PIC TURNED OFF MASTER POWER AND FUEL AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 0822.

## 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 GAA16CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA146), Mar 11, 2016: Beech D17 (N9290H), Brighton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the runway course during takeoff, resulting in the airplane drifting to the left and impacting a fence. A contributing factor to the accident was the pilot's diverted…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.