# Incident 20210102001649I: Beech 200, White Plaine, NY, January 2, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2021, 15:01 local time
- Place: White Plaine, NY
- Airport: Westchester County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N831WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 (registry code 52265, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-52
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210102001649I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 2, 2021, AT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT, WHILE PLAINS (HPN), NY, AT APPROXIMETLY 1501, A KING AIR 200, N831WP, ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN, IN VFR CONDITIONS, DEPARTED RUNWAY 34 AND LOST CONTROL IMMEDIATLY AFTER TAKE OFF. PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AT THE OF ROTATION, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE, FELT THE TORGUE FALL DRAMATICALLY AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO YAW.  HE IMMEDIATELY APPLED LEFT RUDDER AND ATTEMPTED TO FLY AND AS HE BEGAN TO LIFT OFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL AGGRESSIVLY TO THE RIGHT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND RETARTED THE POWER, EXTENDED THE GEAR AND PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE GEAR UP POSITION AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE SAFETY AREA AFTER COLLIDING INTO A RUNWAY EXIT SIGN AND A RUNWAY HOLD POSITION SIGN.

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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