- Date
- October 20, 1985, 09:35 local (13:35 UTC)
- Place
- Zellwood, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2805VBeech BE 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851020075599A
- Case key
- 31470
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Analysis
The private pilot landed at a turf strip utilizing full flaps and 6 units of nose up trim. The pilot stated that when preparing for departure he was in a hurry to avoid inclement weather at his destination and did not utilize a check list he never re-trimmed the aircraft and on the take off roll the aircraft became airborne prematurely. The acft then stall mushed recontacted the runway. The pilot stated he lost control on the ground and the aircraft veered left off the runway, striking trees and coming to rest in a 5 1/2 ft deep ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2805V
- Reported as
- Beech BE 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-203
- Airframe hours
- 3,725
- Engine
- Continental E185 SERIES, 196 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred R. Hanalier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 27, 1984 · 252 hours before
- Departed
- X61 · Zellwood, FL
- Destination
- FXE · Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Airport
- X61 · Bob White, runway 9, 3,365 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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