# NTSB CHI02LA158: Beech B35, N352GF, Lakewood, WI, June 10, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 9, 2002, 19:40 local (Jun 10, 2002, 00:40 UTC) - Place: Lakewood, WI - Coordinates: 45.329925, -88.409561 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3299&lon=-88.4096&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 18, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 54914 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA158 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54914/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54914 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA158 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during takeoff when he encountered a stall after failing to maintain airspeed. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - encountered, pilot in command - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged when it stalled on takeoff from the runway (1,740 feet by 65 feet, turf). The pilot stated, "After short distance lifted nose wheel off ground, aircraft became airborne. After short height gain right wing droped. Full left rudder and left aileron would not bring aircraft back." The right wing then contacted the ground half way down the runway. No anomalies with respect to the airframe, powerplant, or systems were determined to have existed prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On June 9, 2002, at 1940 central daylight time, a Beech B35, N352GF, piloted by a private pilot was substantially damaged when the right wing of the airplane contacted the runway during takeoff from runway 18 (1,740 feet by 65 feet, turf), at the Lakewood Country Club Airport (6M5), Lakewood, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to the Burlington Municipal Airport (BUU), Burlington, Wisconsin. The pilot stated in a written statement, "Released brakes and applied full power. After short distance lifted nose wheel off ground, aircraft became airborne. After short height gain right wing droped. Full left rudder and left aileron would not bring aircraft back. Shortly after I veered right and right wing tip struck ground, then nose wheel and prop and spun me around 360 [degrees] to right." No anomalies with respect to the airframe, powerplant, or systems were determined to have existed prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N352GF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352GF-2003-11-17), registration cancelled 2003-11-17, S/N D-625, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech B35 - Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-625 - Airframe hours: 5446 - Engines: Continental E-225-8 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: William J. Hughes - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 26, 2002 - Departed: 6M5, Lakewood, WI - Destination: C52, Burlington, WI - Airport: 6M5, Lakewood Country Club, runway 18, 1,740 × 65 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review August 15, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 238 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 9 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: GRB, 50 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 20020609038069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020609038069A), Jun 9, 2002: Beech 35BEECH, Lakewood, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to take off from a grass airstrip at Lakewood Country Club airstrip (6M5), after reaching approximately 10 feet altitude, the pilot… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 14, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54914. 315 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 304 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40443783&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Correspondence (item 2, .PDF, 10 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40175914&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Correspondence-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. 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