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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Summerland Key, FL · January 25, 2020

Date: January 25, 2020 · 15:30 local
Place: Summerland Key, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N41VK
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA089
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,989 total370 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N41VKRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1885 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot stated he performed preflight, short warm-up and run-up checklist. During departure he felt resistance on the flight controls and the aircraft seemed to move nose down. At IAS 85KTS he pulled back on the yoke and felt considerable resistance. Pulled one more time, still had resistance and then started full braking and went hard left to avoid the canal at the end of the runway. Aircraft crashed into trees at end of runway 30 during attempted to depart the airfield.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED PREFLIGHT, SHORT WARM-UP AND RUN-UP CHECKLIST. DURING DEPARTURE HE FELT RESISTANCE ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO MOVE NOSE DOWN. AT IAS 85KTS HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND FELT CONSIDERABLE RESISTANCE. PULLED ONE MORE TIME, STILL HAD RESISTANCE AND THEN STARTED FULL BRAKING AND WENT HARD LEFT TO AVOID THE CANAL AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES AT END OF RUNWAY 30 DURING ATTEMPTED TO DEPART THE AIRFIELD.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA20LA089Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSummerland Key, FLThe pilot's failure to remove the flight control gust lock before takeoff, which resulted in an inability to rotate, aborted takeoff, and subsequent runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was a missing piece of the flight control gust lock, which did…Jan 25, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N41VK · 1

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

Accident 20181123022839ALanding: Rollout · Summerland Key, FLDuring landing rollout after touchdown the airman attempted to retract the flaps for aeronautical braking and inadvertently grabbed the gear handle causing the nose wheel and right main gear to retract.Nov 23, 2018 · Substantial damage