# NTSB NYC84FHD01: Beech 58P, N2029Z, Cheswold, DE, October 22, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: October 22, 1983, 17:12 local (21:12 UTC)
- Place: Cheswold, DE
- Coordinates: 39.219093, -75.579132 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2191&lon=-75.5791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 5 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84FHD01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35392/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHD01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - loose gravel/sandy (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - misc eqpt/furnishings,shoulder harness - inoperative

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WESTERN 1/3 OF RWY 9 CONSISTED OF ROUGH CHAT ROCK & PACKED SOIL. THE REMAINING RWY SURFACE CONSISTED OF ASPHALT. THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A NO-FLAP TAKEOFF, USING ALL OF THE RWY. HE STATED THAT DUE TO THE ROUGH RWY SURFACE, UP ELEVATOR CONTROL PRESSURE WAS USED TO RELIEVE LOADS ON THE NOSE GEAR & TO RAISE THE PROPS SLIGHTLY OFF THE GRAVEL SURFACE. HE INTENDED TO PROGRESSIVELY RELIEVE THE UP ELEVATOR CONTROL & TAKEOFF AT 86 KTS. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER THE ACFT STARTED ITS TAKEOFF ROLL, IT REPORTEDLY ENTERED A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE & BECAME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY. THE ACFT THEN YAWED TO THE LEFT & SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES WHICH WERE LOCATED NEAR THE NORTH EDGE OF THE RWY. THE PLT, WHO WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, STATED THAT HIS SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT FUNCTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2029Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2029Z-1990-07-19), registration cancelled 1990-07-19, S/N TJ162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TJ-162
- Airframe hours: 1290
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-L 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Joel A. Shcneider
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 22, 1983, 83 hours before
- Destination: MTN, BALTIMORE, MD
- Airport: Delaware, runway 9, 3,484 × 50 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Observed at: MIV, 25 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 19831022054999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022054999A), Oct 22, 1983: Beech 58P, Cheswold, DE, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to prematurely lift off then lost directional control crashing into trees along side runway.

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.

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