# NTSB LAX00LA026: Beech D55, N7674N, Corona, CA, October 25, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 25, 1999, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Corona, CA - Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORONA MUNI (AJO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 8, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47658 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX00LA026 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47658/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA026 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during takeoff. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - fence ## Analysis The pilot said that he lost control of the aircraft as he rotated for liftoff. The airplane then veered off the right side of the runway, traveled through a grass infield area, and collided with a wall and a fence. The pilot reported that he had recently purchased the airplane and had only 6 hours of flight time in the D55. The pilot's prior multiengine experience was obtained in a Cessna 310. An FAA inspector examined the airplane and found no mechanical discrepancies with the controls, brakes, or engines. Tire tracks were identified, which led to the resting point of the aircraft. The tire tracks began at the approach end of the runway as both mains and the nose wheel. At a point 600 feet from the beginning of the takeoff roll, the nose tire track disappeared and the main gear tracks began a sharp deviation to the right and continued to the brick wall. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures experienced with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On October 25, 1999, at 1600 hours Pacific daylight time, a Beech D55, N7674N, veered off runway 25 during the takeoff ground roll and collided with a brick wall and a fence at the Corona, California, airport. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot and was originating as a local area personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The pilot told a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector from the Riverside, California, Flight Standards District Office, that he lost control of the aircraft as he rotated for liftoff. The airplane then veered off the right side of the runway, traveled through a grass infield area, and collided with the wall and fence. The pilot reported that he had recently purchased the airplane and had only 6 hours of flight time in the D55. The pilot's prior multiengine experience was obtained in a Cessna 310. The FAA inspector examined the airplane and found no mechanical discrepancies with the controls, brakes, or engines. Tire tracks were identified, which led to the resting point of the aircraft. The tire tracks began at the approach end of the runway as both mains and the nose wheel. At a point 600 feet from the beginning of the takeoff roll, the nose tire track disappeared and the main gear tracks began a sharp deviation to the right and continued to the brick wall. In his written statement, the pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures experienced with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7674N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7674N-2000-04-13), registration cancelled 2000-04-13, S/N TE-612 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech D55 - Registry model: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TE-612 - Airframe hours: 5000 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Thomas P. Simerson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1999, 24 hours before - Departed: AJO - Airport: AJO, Corona Muni, runway 25, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,254 total, 6 in this make and model, 1,900 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 7 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: RAL, 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 19991025030789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991025030789A), Oct 25, 1999: Beech D55, Corona, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 25, 1999, at 1600 hours pacific daylight time, a Beech D55, N7674N, veered off runway 25 during the takeoff ground roll and collided with a… From the NTSB's public API. 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