# NTSB MIA03LA081: Beech A36, N364JK, Naples, FL, March 25, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 25, 2003, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Naples, FL - Coordinates: 26.1525, -81.775276 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1525&lon=-81.7753&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 56709 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03LA081 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56709/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA081 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper preflight planning and delay in aborting the takeoff which resulted in the airplane overrunning the runway and incurring damage. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, takeoff - aborted - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause) - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - terrain condition - crop ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was taking off from a grass strip with three passengers on board the airplane and it appeared to be heavy and was not accelerating sufficiently. He said that during the last quarter length of the grass strip he retarded the throttle and attempted to abort the takeoff and the airplane overran the grass strip, into a farmer's field and incurred damage. Prior to the accident he said there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the airplane or its systems. ## Factual narrative On March 25, 2003, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Beech A36, N364JK, registered to and operated by Skyway Aviation Co. Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, overran the runway during an aborted takeoff on a grass strip in Naples, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot and three passengers were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that he was taking off from a grass strip, and the airplane was loaded with himself and three passengers, and it appeared to be heavy and was not accelerating sufficiently. He said that during the last quarter length of the grass strip he retarded the throttle and attempted to abort the takeoff and the airplane overran the grass strip, into a farmer's field. He said the field had pepper and sugar cane plants, and the right wing collided with the sugar cane plants and was damaged. Prior to the accident he said there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the airplane or its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: N364JK (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Beech A36 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-2963 - Airframe hours: 1342 - Engines: Teledyne Continental IO-550-B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Skyway Aviation Co. Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 11, 2002, 89 hours before - Departed: Naples, FL - Destination: LAL, Lakeland, FL - Airport: 6L Farms Turf Strip, runway 18, 2,200 × ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review March 25, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 721 total, 205 in this make and model, 671 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: APF ## 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 20030325003909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030325003909A), Mar 25, 2003: Beech A36, Naples, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 25, 2003 at approximately 1845 local time, N364JK attempted to take off on a grass strip alongside 6-L farms in Naples FL. The operator aborted… 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.