- Date
- July 18, 1985, 07:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N22PGBeech BE-55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850718032199A
- Case key
- 13141
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wetFactor
Aborted takeoff - performedCause
Distance - misjudgedCause
Object - fence
Analysis
The acft collided with the fence during an aborted takeoff. The tires of the acft showed signs of hydroplaning after the accident. No mechanical discrepancies were noted during the investigation. The takeoff was aborted the plt said because the acft yawed during takeoff and he thought he had an engine problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22PG
- Reported as
- Beech BE-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TE-969
- Airframe hours
- 1,707
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C7, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mn. Protective Life Ins. Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 9, 1985 · 46 hours before
- Destination
- SPI · Springfield, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FCM · Flying Cloud, runway 18, 2,694 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 530 total · 450 in this make and model · 450 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.