# Accident 20240214004139A: Beech 400A, Bentonville, AR, February 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2024, 14:25 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Airport: Louise M Thaden Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3399° N, 94.2194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3399&lon=-94.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95GK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95GK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 400A (registry code 1155402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series (registry code 52113, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 400A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D 5 SER
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240214004139A

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 P.M. LOCAL TIME, A BEECHJET ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS DEPARTING KVBT WITH 9 SOULS ABOARD. AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR PREFLIGHT CHECKS WAS COMPLETED. CALCULATED TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE DATA AND ALL CHECKS ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. WEATHER WAS CLEAR BELOW 12000 FT. WITH A VISIBILITY OF 10+ MILES AND THE RUNWAY WAS DRY. WINDS OUT OF 210 AT 10 KTS. THE PILOT BACK-TAXIED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY. HE CONTINUED COMPLETING THE CHECKLIST AND CHECKED FLIGHT CONTROLS. PILOT STATE ALL CONTROLS FELT NORMAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROTATION. THE NOSE PITCHED UP AS NORMAL, THEN THE MAIN WHEELS CAME OFF THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE NOSE DIP A LITTLE, AND ADDED MORE BACK PRESSURE TO THE YOKE.  AT THIS POINT, HE HEARD AND FELT A “SNAP” AND THERE WAS NO TENSION ON THE CONTROLS WHATSOEVER.  THE NOSE IMMEDIATELY PITCHED DOWN ON ITS OWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BACK ON THE GROUND. HE APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING AND PULLED FULL THRUST REVERSE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY THROUGH A GRASS/DIRT FIELD COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE DID A 270° TURN AND CAME TO REST. THERE WAS ONE (1) MINOR INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN24LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA115), Feb 14, 2024: Beech 400 (N95GK), Bentonville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper rigging of the elevator cable over the upper guard pin, which resulted in a cable separation and loss of elevator control.

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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