- Date
- August 31, 1993, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wolfboro, NH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N24685Beech 19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930831032269A
- Case key
- 38653
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff which resulted in an overrun of the runway. Factors were a dirt bank, and the pilot's premature lift off, his failure to attain adequate airspeed, and his lack of recency of experience.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was conducting a takeoff on runway 03. He stated that he rotated the airplane at 45 mph. The airplane lifted off, but settled back onto the runway. The airplane overran the runway and collided with a dirt bank. He was asked if the nose high attitude was higher than usual and he replied 'yes.' The FAA started and ran the engine with no malfunctions observed. The pilot reported that he had flown 1.5 hours in the last 90 days.
Factual narrative
On Tuesday, August 31, 1993, at 1330 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-19, N24685, registered to K. R. Robinson, Inc., and piloted by Kendall A. Knox, sustained substantial damage during an attempted takeoff from the Lakes Regional Airport, Wolfboro, New Hampshire. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91.
The pilot initiated a takeoff on runway 30. In his report, the pilot stated:
The aircraft accelerated to 45 mph and the nose- wheel came off the runway. The A/C continued to accelerate to 60 mph and the main gear came off the runway. The elevator was relaxed slightly in an attempt to accelerate in ground effect and avoid an imminent stall...however the aircraft settled back down onto the runway. The airspeed was between 55-60 mph and the A/C came off the runway again, but only briefly and again settled down failing to climb. At this point the A/C left the paved runway...through...piles of dirt...
Mr. Thomas C. Schultz, Aviation Safety Inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration (Airworthiness), conducted an examination of the wreckage and an interview with the pilot. In his report, Mr. Schultz stated:
The pilot stated that the run-up and power check were normal. When he attempted to take off...he lifted the nose at 45 MPH The aircraft lifted then settled back to the runway. He lowered the nose and accelerated to about 60 MPH, and lifted the nose again and the aircraft lifted then settled back again. ...the aircraft departed the end of the runway, hit some piles of dirt.
His report continued:
When asked if the nose high attitude was higher than usual he said YES. When asked if the aircraft just mushed forward down and off the end of the runway, he again said YES...
Mr. Schultz's report also stated:
On [October 1, 1993] an engine run was accomplished on the above engine while still attached to the fuselage....The engine was started with no difficulty.. ..No malfunction was found that could have caused the accident.
The pilot reported that his total flight time within the 90 days prior to the accident was 1.5 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24685
- Reported as
- Beech 19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB-574
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- K. R. Robinson, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 7, 1993 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- 8B8
- Destination
- HVN · New Haven, CT
- Airport
- 8B8 · Lakes Regional Airport, runway 30, 2,030 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 354 total · 8 in this make and model · 298 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N24685 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.