20210218000749I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Beckworth, CA · February 18, 2021

Date
February 18, 2021 · 13:55 local
Place
Beckworth, CA
Airport
Nervino
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4637S
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
213 total47 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 02/18/2021, the pilot was on a cross country flight from southern California to Oregon with a fuel stop at the Nervino Airport, Beckworth, CA. There were numerous showers in the area. After the aircraft was refueled, the pilot and his 3 passengers attempted to depart runway 26 but felt a loss of lift after rotation. He then made the decision to abort the takeoff. The aircraft overran the runway, running through a chain link fence. The nose gear collapsed, and the propeller impacted the ground. The wing had several dents from the fence posts. But overall, the aircraft sustained minor damage. There were no injuries. The aircraft was moved to a maintenance site for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/18/2021, THE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO OREGON WITH A FUEL STOP AT THE NERVINO AIRPORT, BECKWORTH, CA. THERE WERE NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AREA. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED, THE PILOT AND HIS 3 PASSENGERS ATTEMPTED TO DEPART RUNWAY 26 BUT FELT A LOSS OF LIFT AFTER ROTATION. HE THEN MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, RUNNING THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE WING HAD SEVERAL DENTS FROM THE FENCE POSTS. BUT OVERALL, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A MAINTENANCE SITE FOR REPAIRS.