# NTSB ERA11CA275: Beech A23, N3594R, Hammonton, NJ, May 1, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 1, 2011, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Hammonton, NJ - Coordinates: 39.667221, -74.754722 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6672&lon=-74.7547&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 22, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 79008 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA275 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/79008/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79008 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA275 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A23, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1151204), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A23, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=1151204), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech A23, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1151204), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Beech A23, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1151204), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, his original intent was to start, run-up, and then taxi his airplane on the day of the accident. At the completion of the run-up, the pilot taxied the airplane onto the active runway for a "fast taxi" and applied full engine power. The airplane achieved takeoff speed, the pilot pulled back on the control yoke, and the airplane lifted from the runway. The pilot then aborted the takeoff and lost directional control as the airplane touched down on the runway. The airplane impacted a fence, resulting in substantial damage to the wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot/owner, his original intent was to start, run-up, and then taxi his airplane on the day of the accident. At the completion of the run-up, the pilot taxied the airplane onto the active runway for a "fast taxi" and applied full engine power. The airplane achieved takeoff speed, the pilot "pulled back on the yoke" and the airplane lifted from the runway. The pilot stated that he aborted the takeoff, touched down, lost directional control, and collided with a hill and a fence. He reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with his airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3594R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3594R-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N M-783, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A23 - Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: M-783 - Airframe hours: 2343 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES 165 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Green Russell E Sr - Registered owner: Green Russell E Sr - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2010 - Departed: N81, Hammonton, NJ - Destination: N81, Hammonton, NJ - Airport: N81, Hammonton Municipal Airport, runway 03, 3,601 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review September 30, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 370 total, 140 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.29 inHg - Observed at: ACY, 15 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 20110501012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110501012169A), May 1, 2011: Beech A23, Hammonton, NJ, Substantial damage. May 1, 2011PILOT taxied for take-off on runway 3 at Hammonton Municipal Airport (N81). While on the runway he heard another aircraft call for "downwind for… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 17, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=79008. 393 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 348 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40349263&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation with Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 44 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40349260&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20with%20Pilot-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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