# NTSB GAA19CA332: Beech 35, N7247B, Rose Hill, KS, June 8, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 8, 2019, 16:25 local (21:25 UTC) - Place: Rose Hill, KS - Coordinates: 37.566387, -97.174446 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5664&lon=-97.1744&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 13, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99600 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA332 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99600/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99600 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA332 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper trim configuration during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane becoming prematurely airborne, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech J35, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech J35, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: configuration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech J35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech J35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech J35, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Beech J35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech J35, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll, the trim was set to a "significant nose up attitude," and the airplane prematurely became airborne. The airplane climbed about 10 ft above ground level, stalled, and then descended and impacted the runway. The engine caught fire, and the occupants egressed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane's trim was set to a "significant nose up attitude" and the airplane prematurely departed the runway surface. The airplane climbed about 10ft above ground level and "the aircraft stalled." The airplane descended and impacted the runway. The airplane's engine caught fire and the occupants were able to egress. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7247B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7247B-2023-02-04), registration cancelled 2023-02-04, S/N D-5578 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 35 (J35) - Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-5578 - Year built: 1958 - Airframe hours: 3800 - Engines: Continental IO-470 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Sillivan Aircraft Sales Inc - Registered owner: Sillivan Aircraft Sales Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2019 - Departed: K50, Rose Hill, KS - Destination: KHSD, Yukon, OK - Airport: K50, Cook Airfield, runway 17, 2,507 × 40 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 19, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 4,675 total, 5 in this make and model, 1,444 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 52 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: KIAB, 5 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 20190608006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190608006209A), Jun 8, 2019: Beech J35, Rose Hill, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot was departing under day VFR conditions from a hard surfaced runway. He stated he began his takeoff roll. Just after initial acceleration, the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 22, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99600. 4.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40476986&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 231 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40476987&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-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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