- Date
- August 25, 1984, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Park Hall, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2987VBeech 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840825043389A
- Case key
- 35404
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt noted that the engine ran rough at low RPM but smoothed out at higher pwr settings. Despite that finding the pltelected to takeoff but aborted as he realized that he would not be able to get airborne before reaching the end of the rwy. After taxiing back to the takeoff end of the rwy another engine runup was performed and a second takeoff was initiated. Shortly after takeoff, according to the plt, the acft began to lose pwr and a landing was made in unimproved terrain beyond the end of the rwy. The nose gear hit a hole causing the acft to nose over. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the propeller control was in the high pitch (low RPM) setting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2987V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D384
- Airframe hours
- 2,694
- Engine
- Continental E-185-1, 185 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thorton Allen Phillips
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 20, 1984 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- W19 · Park Hall, MD
- Destination
- 33N · Dover, DE
- Airport
- W19 · Park Hall, runway 18, 1,860 × 200 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 75
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,013 total · 1,813 in this make and model · 1,913 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PXT, 5 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.