# Accident 20160826020449A: Beech 58, Wichita Falls, TX, August 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2016, 08:50 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 4CMS
- Location: 33.9889° N, 98.4919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9889&lon=-98.4919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15MD-2018-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,505 total, 422 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160826020449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA359), Aug 26, 2016: Beech 58 (N15MD), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect maintenance of the airplane's ventilation system which resulted in an obstruction of the elevator control system.

## Other reports on N15MD (1)

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

- [Incident 20160408002999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160408002999I), Apr 8, 2016: Beech 58 (N15MD), Duncan, OK, Minor damage. On 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,…

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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