# Accident 20191206021719A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Spring Branch, TX, December 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2019, 13:15 local time
- Place: Spring Branch, TX
- Airport: Kestrel Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8117° N, 98.4261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8117&lon=-98.4261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N408P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408P-2020-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 42 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20TA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20TA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191206021719A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 6, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT, N408P WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING ROTATION AND ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, STRUCK THE AIRPORT WINDSOCK POLE SHEARING THRU A PORTION OF THE LEFT WING AND CONTINUED UNTIL STOPPING  NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 30 AT KESTREL AIRPARK (1T7) SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS. THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS INCLUDING THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS WIFE REPORTED NO INJUIRES TO TEXAS DPS TROOPERS OR FAA IIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE VFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (F41) ENNIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN20TA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20TA031), Dec 6, 2019: Beech 36 (N408P), Spring Branch, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight performance planning and his operation of the airplane outside of the manufacturer's specified weight and balance limitations, which resulted in a failure of 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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