# NTSB ATL02LA106: Beech 35, N2925B, Hernando, MS, May 23, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 23, 2002, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Hernando, MS - Coordinates: 34.798053, -90.053611 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7981&lon=-90.0536&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 4 minor - Status: Completed, report April 15, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Jaskson FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54790 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02LA106 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54790/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54790 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA106 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain wing tip clearance during an attempted takeoff that resulted in the collision with the ground. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - initial climb - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane impacted the ground, during a soft field takeoff. After taking off, the pilot lowered the nose and attempted to enter ground effect. The airplane then started to drift to the left. The pilot neutralized the wings, and corrected with right rudder. The airplane's right wing pitched up and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane came to rest approximately 1,500 feet down the runway. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On May 23, 2002, at 1730 central daylight time, a Beech 35, N2925B, registered to and operated by a private pilot, impacted the terrain, at Hernando Village Airpark, Hernando, Mississippi, during a soft field take off. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot and three passengers received minor injuries. The flight departed Hernando Village Airpark, Hernando, Mississippi, at 1715. According to the pilot, he was conducting a soft field take off of runway 14. After lift off, the pilot lowered the nose of the airplane. The pilot noted that he had to add more right rudder than usual as the airplane started to drift left of the center of the runway. The pilot stated that he then leveled the wings so that he would not need crosswind correction. At this time, the airplane started to drift to the left, and efforts by the pilot to correct the left drift failed. The airplane's right wing pitched up and the left wing stuck the ground. The airplane came to rest approximately 1500 feet to the left of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed the right wing was buckled at the leading and trailing edges. The fuselage showed evidence of buckling at the rear passenger seat area. The engine mount was separated from the firewall. The engine was separated from the mounts. Both propellers blades were bent, and twisted aft towards the fuselage. The right main landing gear collapsed and the nose strut was broken. The left wing tip, and outboard aileron flight control surface were also damaged. The private pilot did not report any flight control or mechanical difficulties with the airplane prior to the accident. The Beech 35 is a low wing airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2925B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2925B-2002-08-28), registration cancelled 2002-08-28, S/N D-3566, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 35 - Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D 3566 - Airframe hours: 3038 - Engines: Continental E-225 205 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: John R Osborne - Registered owner: John R Osborne - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 2, 2002, 40 hours before - Departed: H75, HERNANDO, MS - Airport: H75, Hernando Village Airpark, Inc, runway 14, 3,340 × 65 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 122 total, 38 in this make and model, 45 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: GWO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020523009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523009619A), May 23, 2002: Beech D35, Hrnando, MS, No damage. (-23) Pilot took off on runway 14 wind out of 180 at 10 knots. Aircraft st arted to drift to left on takeoff roll. After rotation drift got worse. Pilot was… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 17, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54790. 495 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 418 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438896&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Supplement S (item 2, .PDF, 32 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40174743&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Supplement%20S-Master.PDF - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 3, .PDF, 37 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40174744&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Weather Data (item 4, .PDF, 8 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40174745&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Data-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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