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FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Wichita Falls, TX · August 26, 2016

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Date
August 26, 2016 · 08:50 local
Place
Wichita Falls, TX
Airport
Kickapoo Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
4CMS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15MD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16CA359
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,505 total422 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days
N15MDRegistration cancelled Jun 15, 2018 · Beech 58S/N TH-441 · Built 1974Airframe modelBeech 58Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

1) Description of deviation: after a normal preflight and run-up the pilot started a takeoff run which was aborted at rotation when the pilot sensed a jam in the yoke. During the abort the aircraft over ran the runway, traveled across a turf field and came to rest on a perimeter road. The pilot made a hard right turn to avoid a drainage ditch and the left main landing gear folded up damaging the left wing . 2) causal and/or contributing factor not already addressed in blocks 13-16, if any: a windshield defrost/heated duct fell into the yoke linkage under the instrument panel restricting the aft motion of the yoke. Traveling over the rough turf field caused the duct to vibrate clear of the yoke linkage.

3) Recommendations for systemic corrective action to reduce risk of future occurrence: during annual inspections and when avionics are worked on there should be a visual inspection to confirm all wire bundles and ducting are securely tied and clear of the flight control movements.

4) Comments: none.

As the FAA filed it

1) DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION: AFTER A NORMAL PREFLIGHT AND RUN-UP THE PILOT STARTED A TAKEOFF RUN WHICH WAS ABORTED AT ROTATION WHEN THE PILOT SENSED A JAM IN THE YOKE. DURING THE ABORT THE AIRCRAFT OVER RAN THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED ACROSS A TURF FIELD AND CAME TO REST ON A PERIMETER ROAD. THE PILOT MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN TO AVOID A DRAINAGE DITCH AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED UP DAMAGING THE LEFT WING . 2) CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR NOT ALREADY ADDRESSED IN BLOCKS 13-16, IF ANY: A WINDSHIELD DEFROST/HEATED DUCT FELL INTO THE YOKE LINKAGE UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RESTRICTING THE AFT MOTION OF THE YOKE. TRAVELING OVER THE ROUGH TURF FIELD CAUSED THE DUCT TO VIBRATE CLEAR OF THE YOKE LINKAGE.

3) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE: DURING ANNUAL INSPECTIONS AND WHEN AVIONICS ARE WORKED ON THERE SHOULD BE A VISUAL INSPECTION TO CONFIRM ALL WIRE BUNDLES AND DUCTING ARE SECURELY TIED AND CLEAR OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL MOVEMENTS.

4) COMMENTS: NONE.

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 CEN16CA359Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWichita Falls, TXThe incorrect maintenance of the airplane's ventilation system which resulted in an obstruction of the elevator control system.Aug 26, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N15MD · 1

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

Incident 20160408002999IDescent · Duncan, OKOn April 8, 2016, at approximately 1300 CDT, N15MD, a Beechcraft 58, was performing a part 91 flight into Halliburton Field Airport (kduc), located in Duncan, OK. The flight originated from kickapoo downtown airport (cwc) located in wichita falls Texas. FAA…Apr 8, 2016 · Minor damage