# NTSB FTW03LA202: Beech BE-36TC, N93PP, Temple, TX, August 16, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 16, 2003, 14:05 local (19:05 UTC) - Place: Temple, TX - Coordinates: 31.193332, -97.407218 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1933&lon=-97.4072&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 57749 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW03LA202 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57749/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA202 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed and his failure to abort the takeoff roll resulting in an overrun. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, takeoff - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - fence - object - building(nonresidential) ## Analysis The 1,696-hour pilot reported that during takeoff roll on a 2,575-foot grass runway, "the aircraft failed to attain proper airspeed for takeoff," and struck the edge of a road approximately eight feet from the departure end of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane bounced, continued through the middle of a metal barn, coming to rest upright approximately 100 feet beyond the barn. ## Factual narrative On August 16, 2003, at 1405 central daylight time, a Beech BE-36TC single-engine airplane, N93PP, was substantially damaged when the airplane overran the departure end of runway during takeoff from the Charping Airport, near Temple, Texas. The private pilot sustained minor injuries and the passenger was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight was originating at the time of the accident, and was destined for the Centerville Municipal Airport, near Centerville, Iowa. The 1,696-hour pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), that prior to departing the airport, he obtained a weather briefing from the San Angelo flight service station. During takeoff roll on runway 19, a 2,575-foot grass runway, "the aircraft failed to attain proper airspeed for takeoff." The airplane collided with the edge of a road approximately eight feet from the departure end of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane bounced, continued through the middle of a metal barn, coming to rest upright approximately 100 feet beyond the barn. On the recommendation block of the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, on how the accident could have been prevented, the pilot stated: "use of [a] longer runway for [a] buffer zone." Examination of the aircraft by an FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, revealed both wings were bent aft, the fuselage was wrinkled aft of the cabin area, and a section of the vertical stabilizer and rudder were separated. The aircraft came to rest approximately 220 feet from the departure end of runway 19. At 1335, the automated weather observation system at Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, located approximately two nautical miles south of the accident site, reported wind from 120 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 4,800 feet, temperature 33 degrees Celsius, dew point 22 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 30.08 inches of Mercury. The density altitude was calculated by the NTSB investigator-in-charge at 2,831 feet. According to the airplane manufacturer, using the FAA approved pilot operating handbook (POH) to determine the take-off distance, assuming the aircraft is in the maximum gross weight configuration, and no flaps, and the reported weather conditions, the takeoff roll distance would equate to be 2,100 feet and 4,000 feet total distance over a 50-foot obstacle. With a flap setting of 15 degrees, the takeoff roll distance would equate to be 2,000 feet and 3,800 feet total distance over a 50-foot obstacle. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N93PP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93PP-2013-05-01), registration cancelled 2013-05-01, S/N EA-531 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-36TC - Registry model: [Beech B36TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (registry code 1151609) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: EA-531 - Airframe hours: 1400 - Engines: Continental TIS0-520-UB 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 4, 2002, 75.8 hours before - Departed: 5TA1, Temple, TX - Destination: TVK, CENTERVILLE, IA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 5TA1, Charping Airport, runway 19, 2,575 × 90 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review September 29, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 1,696 total, 204 in this make and model, 1,696 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: TPL, 2 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 20030816025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816025299A), Aug 16, 2003: Beech B36TC, Temple, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Shelley attempted takeoff on a 2500-foot long grass runway, the aircraft never left the ground and struck a shed 200 feet beyond the runway end. ## Other investigations on N93PP (1) 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. - [NTSB CEN11LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA457), Jun 23, 2011: Beech B36TC (N93PP), Akron, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mixture control cable disconnected from the cable housing attach clamp, which resutlted in the pilot's inability to add power when needed. 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.