# Accident 20160510007639A: Beech B24R, Groveland, CA, May 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2016, 12:15 local time
- Place: Groveland, CA
- Airport: Pine Mountain Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8589° N, 120.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8589&lon=-120.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2052L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2052L-2017-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,050 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160510007639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND OWNER OF N2052L OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE PERFORMING A FLIGHT TEST AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE AFTER A 10 YEAR STORAGE.  THE PIC ELECTED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 9 WHEN THAT RUNWAY HAS A  SLIGHTLY UPHILL GRADIENT (1.8%) WITH A SLIGHT TAIL WIND.  ALTHOUGH THE WIND SOCK AT THE WEST END OF THE AIRPORT WAS LIMP INDICATING A CALM WIND THE WIND AT THE EAST END OF THE FIELD DEFINATLY SHOWED A WIND FAVORING A RUNWAY 27 DEPARTURE.  EVIDENCE OF THIS WAS A FLAG IN THE BACKROUND VIDEO OF THE DEPARTING ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AS EVIDENCED BY A VIDEO RECORDING AT APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 600 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING.  THE RUNWAY LENGTH IS ABOUT 3647 FEET.  PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PUTTING OUT FULL POWER.  PRELIMINARY ENGINE EVALUATION INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL DEGRADATION OR SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THE POWERPLANT.

## 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 WPR16LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA105), May 10, 2016: Beech B24R (N2052L), Groveland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct an upslope, downwind takeoff combined with an improper flap setting, which resulted in the airplane's inability to clear trees beyond the runway end. The reason for…

## Other reports on N2052L (1)

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

- [Incident 19911014052799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911014052799I), Oct 14, 1991: Beech B24R (N2052L), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Bounced. Made go around. Bounced on second try and landed safely on third attempt.

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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