- Date
- September 25, 2019, 07:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lubbock, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5836BBeech 36
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 2020
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20190925013709A
- Case key
- 100411
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper pitch trim setting during takeoff in a left quartering tailwind, which resulted in the airplane abruptly pitching up and subsequently experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow a preflight checklist and verify that the elevator trim tab was in the takeoff position.
Findings · 7
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll and while the airplane was about 60 knots, it lifted off in a nose-high attitude, and the stall warning horn actuated. He added that, about 20 ft above ground level, the airplane rotated to the right, but he overcorrected, and the left wingtip struck the runway. Shortly after, he landed the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot added that postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the elevator trim was set to nose high and that he should have used a pretakeoff checklist to verify that the elevator trim was set to the takeoff position.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll, about 60 knots, the airplane lifted off in nose high attitude and the stall warning horn actuated. About 20 feet above the ground, the airplane rotated to the right, but he overcorrected, and the left-wing tip struck the runway. Shortly after, he landed the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 15 minutes before the accident, the wind was 230° at 9 knots. The pilot reported the wind was calm. The airplane departed from runway 35L. The pilot added that post-accident the elevator trim was found set to nose high, and that he should have used a pre-takeoff checklist to verify the elevator trim was set to the takeoff position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5836B
- Reported as
- Beech 36 (B36TC)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- EA558
- Built
- 1994
- Airframe hours
- 2,083
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- We Gone Llc
- Registered owner
- We Gone Llc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 11, 2019
- Departed
- LBB · Lubbock, TX
- Destination
- LBB · Lubbock, TX
- Airport
- LBB · Lubbock Preston Smith Intl, runway 35L, 11,500 × 150 ft, concrete
- Equipment
- Onboard weather, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 25, 2019
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 178 total · 178 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Check pilot
- Age
- 21
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Private, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 20, 2019
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 340 total · 340 as pilot in command · 85 in the last 90 days · 43 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 230° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Observed at
- KLBB
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 16, 2020, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 735 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.