# NTSB ATL83LA362: Beech 58, N333TQ, Chamblee, GA, September 9, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 8, 1983, 23:30 local (Sep 9, 1983, 03:30 UTC)
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Coordinates: 33.900089, -84.299186 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9001&lon=-84.2992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA362
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6200/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA362

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run
  - door,exterior crew - open (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - door,exterior crew - not engaged (contributing factor)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - emergency procedure - not followed, dual student (cause)
- Overrun, takeoff - roll/run
  - aborted takeoff - improper use of, dual student (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO A CABIN DOOR OPENING. THE CFI SAID THAT MORE THAN HALF THE RWY REMAINED WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED AND THE RIGHT DOOR POPPED OPEN AT 91 MPH. ONE ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CLOSE THE DOOR BEFORE THE PLT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFTOVERRAN THE RWYS END AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT HIT A WINDROW. THE BRAKES WERE EXAMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THE OPERATION WAS NORMAL. THE BRAKES REPORTEDLY 'FADED' FROM OVER HEATING DURING THE ABORT. THE ACFT HANDBOOK STATES 'THAT WHEN AN UNLATCHED DOOR OPENS DURING TAKEOFF.....FLT CHARACTERISTICS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED EXCEPT FOR A REDUCTION INPERFORMANCE. RETURN TO THE FIELD IN A NORMAL MANNER.'

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N333TQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333TQ-2015-08-31), registration cancelled 2015-08-31, S/N TH-507, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH-507
- Airframe hours: 2846
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: George H. Lipton
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, June 9, 1983, 95 hours before
- Destination: BHM, BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: PDK, Dekalb-Peachtree, runway 20L, 5,001 × 100 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 8,241 total, 310 in this make and model, 8,014 as pilot in command, 180 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTY, 14 nm away

## 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 19830908051269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908051269A), Sep 8, 1983: Beech 58, Chamblee, GA, Substantial damage. Door came open during takeoff. Student pilot attempted to abort but aircraft ran off the end of runway.

## Other investigations on N333TQ (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 NYC90LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA010), Oct 11, 1989: Beech 58 (N333TQ), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N333TQ TO TAXI AT A SPEED THAT WOULD ALLOW HIM TO STOP UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY AND TAXIWAY CONDITIONS.

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.

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