# NTSB CEN13CA334: Beech C24R, N1854P, Peyton, CO, June 9, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 9, 2013, 13:22 local (19:22 UTC) - Place: Peyton, CO - Coordinates: 38.945835, -104.569725 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9458&lon=-104.5697&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 23, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 87146 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA334 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87146/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87146 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA334 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain proper pitch control during takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C24R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Beech C24R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/cases.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 126 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Stall warn/stick-shaker/pusher](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/430); cases with it: [Beech C24R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/430/sequence.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/430/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Beech C24R, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech C24R, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech C24R, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis During takeoff, when the airplane reached the rotation speed, the pilot applied back pressure to the flight controls. When the airplane reached an altitude about 50 feet above the ground, the stall warning horn sounded, which is indicative of the airplane nearing the critical angle of attack. The pilot attempted to maintain airspeed and then executed a forced landing to a field straight ahead. The airplane touched down in the field, continued through a small wire fence, struck an embankment, and came to rest near a highway. The airplane received substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported a total of 6.1 hours in the airplane make/model and 71.4 hours in all aircraft. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the engine or airframe that would have precluded normal operation ## Factual narrative During takeoff, when the airplane reached the rotation speed, the pilot applied back pressure to the flight controls. When the airplane reached an altitude about 50 feet above the ground, the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot attempted to maintain airspeed and then executed a forced landing to a field straight ahead. The airplane touched down in the field, continued through a small wire fence, struck an embankment, and came to rest near a highway. The airplane received substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported a total of 6.1 hours in the airplane make/model and 71.4 hours in all aircraft. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the engine or airframe that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1854P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1854P-2013-07-26), registration cancelled 2013-07-26, S/N MC-766, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C24R - Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: MC-766 - Airframe hours: 2350 - Engines: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Pilot - Registered owner: Pilot - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 30, 2013, 3 hours before - Departed: FLY, Peyton, CO - Destination: FLY, Peyton, CO - Airport: FLY, Meadow Lake Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 33; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 71 total, 6 in this make and model, 71 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KFLY ## 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 20130609010609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130609010609A), Jun 9, 2013: Beech C24R, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. On 06/09/2013 at approximately 1322 hrs. MDT, N1854P, a Beechcraft model C24R sierra aircraft sustained substantial damage after impacting terrain near… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 25, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87146. 1.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395697&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Correspondence between Pilot and IIC (item 2, .PDF, 150 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395700&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Correspondence%20between%20Pilot%20and%20IIC-Redacted.PDF - Telephone correspondence between Pilot and IIC (item 3, .PDF, 165 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395775&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Telephone%20correspondence%20between%20Pilot%20and%20IIC-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.