- Date
- June 30, 1985, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Savannah, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2781FBeech 55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850630043819A
- Case key
- 6817
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Analysis
Before taking off, the plt checked the trim & the auto-plt. During the takeoff run, he noted that the 'aircraft felt heavy on rotation/takeoff aborted.' The acft continued off the end of the rwy, hit a mound of dirt & was damaged. A post-accident exam revealed that both the auto-plt & electrical trim were on & the elevator trim was in the full nose down trim position. According to the operator's manual, the auto-plt should have been in the off position for takeoff. Not all of the rwy was available for takeoff; the plt had 3800 ft remaining from where he began his takeoff roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2781F
- Reported as
- Beech 55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC1801
- Airframe hours
- 775
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John S. Kern P.E.P.C
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- SAV
- Destination
- Vidalia, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SAV · Savannah, runway 36, 3,800 × 150 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 515 total · 55 in this make and model · 55 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAV
FAA reports on this event · 1
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