# Accident 20181005016709A: Beech E-55, San Antonio, TX, October 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5389° N, 98.4803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5389&lon=-98.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6674Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6674Y-2019-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,907 total, 1,322 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181005016709A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE ROTATION SEQUENCE OF THE TAKEOFF AT SAT THE PILOT LOST VERTICAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE TRIM BEING IN THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION. AGGRAVATING THE SITUATION WAS THE FACT THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE HIS SEATBELT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO APPLY SUFFICIENT BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE TO ARREST THE DECENT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION ON TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ADMITTED HE DID NOT CHECK THE TRIM TAB SETTING PER THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST. THE INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. THIS REPORT HAS BEEN AMENDED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF PILOT INJURIES. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS INJURED MORE THAN HE FELT AT TIME OF CRASH. IT WAS DETERMINED THROUGH MEDICAL EXAMINATION PILOT SUSTAINED COMPRESSED FRACTURE OF VERTEBRAE IN HIS SPINE.

## 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 GAA19CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA011), Oct 5, 2018: Beech 55 (N6674Y), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper takeoff trim setting and failure to properly secure his seatbelt, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the…

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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