# NTSB ERA24LA197: Beech F35, N3880B, McAlpin, FL, April 27, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 27, 2024, 09:35 local (13:35 UTC) - Place: McAlpin, FL · 30.1149497,-82.9090169 - Coordinates: 30.118113, -82.912813 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1181&lon=-82.9128&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194172 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA197 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194172/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194172 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA197 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and failure to abort the takeoff at the predetermined decision point. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F35, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=1151514), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation: performance calculations](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061010): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061010/cases.md?model=1151514), [All aircraft, 114 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061010/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F35, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=1151514), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech F35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1151514), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot and his passenger were preparing for a cross-country flight. After a routine preflight inspection and engine start, the pilot taxied to runway 27, which was 2,644 ft-long and comprised of turf. The grass was “mid height” and wet from the morning dew. The pilot commonly used a “hump” in the runway as a go/no-go decision point, which was about midfield. During the takeoff roll, he scanned his tablet device for speed and noted 47 knots; 52 knots was stall speed, configured. As the takeoff roll continued, he tried to “pop” the airplane off the ground and into ground effect; this attempt was unsuccessful. He realized that the airplane would not become airborne and it departed the end of the runway, collided with a berm, and spun around to a stop. A postaccident fire ensued and the pilot and passenger egressed the airplane without injuries. Despite attempts to extinguish the fire, it progressed and eventually consumed the fuselage. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration reported that the airplane was destroyed. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He also reported that performing the “no go” decision at the hump in the runway would have prevented the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3880B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3880B), registered now, S/N D-4133 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH F35 - Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-4133 - Year built: 1955 - Airframe hours: 4033 - Engines: Continental E-225-8 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 27, 2024 - Destination: LNA, Palm Beach, FL - Flight plan: VFR/IFR - Airport: FL10, Little River, runway 27, 2,668 × 50 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 27, 2024; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 6,670 total, 326 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 6 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: 24J, 15 nm away - METAR: K24J 281335Z AUTO 09006KT 9SM CLR 22/17 A3022 RMK A01 ## 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 20240427003719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240427003719A), Apr 27, 2024: Beech F35, Mcalpin, FL, Destroyed. Friday, April 26th. PIC checked weather forecast for the following day. “cloudy” conditions, no precip forecast. PIC and pax check the route from FL10 to… ## Docket (6 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 21, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194172. 12.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 10.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17141150&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - NTSB mor - correction to NTSB form 6120.1 (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17175326&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20MOR%20Correction%20to%20NTSB%20Form%206120-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17143089&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Statement%20N3880B%20Accident-Rel.pdf - Mor email correspondence between FAA and pilot (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 90 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17143494&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20FAA%20email%20correspondence%20with%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Mor weather report 24J (item 5, PDF, 1 page, 84 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17143430&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%2024J%20Weather-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 6, PDF, 4 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17141160&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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