# NTSB LAX05CA274: Beech A36, N7226M, Healdsburg, CA, August 21, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 21, 2005, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Healdsburg, CA - Coordinates: 38.653331, -122.899169 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6533&lon=-122.8992&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 62313 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX05CA274 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62313/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA274 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain lateral aircraft control during takeoff. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The wing dragged on the ground during takeoff. The pilot rotated at 75 knots. Shortly after liftoff, he felt the airplane roll and yaw; he thought that he was encountering a wind shear. The pilot initiated corrective control inputs with the rudder, neutral aileron, and forward yoke pressure. The airplane attitude and flight path returned to normal, and the pilot retracted the landing gear. The pilot did not feel or hear the impact of the left wing tip and was surprised to see the damage during the climb phase of the flight. The pilot diverted to a nearby airport where he executed an emergency landing. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Factual narrative On August 21, 2005, about 1400 Pacific daylight time, the wing of a Beech A36, N7226M, dragged the ground during takeoff at Healdsburg Municipal Airport (O31), Healdsburg, California. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airline transport pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country personal flight departed Healdsburg at 1400, with a planned destination of Truckee, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the accident site were 38 degrees 39 minutes north latitude by 122 degrees 53 minutes west longitude. The pilot reported that during takeoff he rotated at 75 knots. Shortly after liftoff, he felt the airplane roll and yaw; he thought that he was encountering a wind shear. The pilot initiated corrective control inputs with the rudder, neutral aileron, and forward yoke pressure. The airplane attitude and flight path returned to normal, and the pilot retracted the landing gear. The pilot did not feel or hear the impact of the left wing tip and was surprised to see the damage during the climb phase of the flight. The pilot elected to divert to Napa County Airport, Napa, California, where he executed an emergency landing. In the pilot's written report, he stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7226M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7226M), registered now, S/N E-2228, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech A36 - Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-2228 - Airframe hours: 998 - Engines: Continental IO-550-B1B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Marcia & Daniel Turner - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2005, 12 hours before - Departed: O31, HEALDSBURG, CA - Destination: TRK, TRUCKEE, CA - Airport: O31, Healdsburg Muni, runway 13, 2,707 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 3,300 total, 59 in this make and model, 2,900 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 165° at 8 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg ## 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 20050821029309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821029309A), Aug 21, 2005: Beech A36, Healdsburg, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Left wing tip struck the ground during rotation phase of take off. Contact was made on the bottom left wing tip tank drain bung and contact continued aft… 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.