# NTSB ATL04CA136: Beech A23, N1435L, Columbia, TN, June 20, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 20, 2004, 09:40 local (14:40 UTC) - Place: Columbia, TN - Coordinates: 35.697223, -86.956947 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6972&lon=-86.9569&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 59544 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL04CA136 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59544/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA136 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during climb and the pilot's failure to execute a go-around before completing the approach to land. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb - object - tree(s) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot established an approach to land on runway 23 with full flaps, he landed just past the threshold. The pilot stated he had landed with too much airspeed and retracted his flaps to help with his braking. He then decided that he did not have enough runway left to make a full stop landing and applied full power in an attempt to make a go-around. The pilot reports that the airplane cleared the end of the runway with a slight climb and collided with the trees on the departure end of the runway. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the flight. The pilot reported in the recommendation section of the pilot report that " the decision to go around should have been made earlier and flaps should have been re-lowered to assist in lift." ## Factual narrative On June 20, 2004, at approximately 0940 central daylight time, a Beech A23, N1435L, registered to and operated by the private pilot, collided with trees during an attempted takeoff from Hunter field in Columbia, Tennessee. The personal flight 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 private pilot received minor injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Maury County Airport Nashville, Tennessee, at 0900. The pilot made a touch and go landing followed by a full stop at John A. Baker Field, Hohenwald, TN (0M3). The pilot departed John A. Baker Field and decided to make a full-stop landing at Hunter Field. The pilot established an approach to land on runway 23 with full flaps, he landed just past the threshold. The pilot stated he had landed with too much airspeed and retracted his flaps to help with his braking. He then decided that he did not have enough runway left to make a full stop landing and applied full power in an attempt to make a go-around. The pilot reports that the airplane cleared the end of the runway with a slight climb and collided with the trees on the departure end of the runway. According to a witness, the pilot was "landing but had misjudged the landing field and ran out of runway, so he took off again but failed to gain altitude and drifted sideways into trees." The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the flight. The pilot reported in the recommendation section of the pilot report that " the decision to go around should have been made earlier and flaps should have been re-lowered to assist in lift." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1435L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1435L-2006-09-25), registration cancelled 2006-09-25, S/N M-830, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech A23 - Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: M-830 - Engines: Continental IO-346 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles Gaines - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 06TC, COLUMBIA/MOUNT, TN - Destination: MRC, Maury County, TN - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: PVT, Hunter Field, runway 23, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 159 total, 33 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: BNA ## 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 20040620017429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040620017429A), Jun 20, 2004: Beech A23, Columbia, TN, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot landed on runway 23 at Hunter field (06TN) Columbia TN and then initiated a take off struck a fence with left stabilator approx. 250 ft. beyond the… From the NTSB's public API. 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