# NTSB NYC95LA166: Beech V35B, N11JK, Goshen, OH, July 19, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 18, 1995, 20:30 local (Jul 19, 1995, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Goshen, OH - Coordinates: 40.48072, -81.439048 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4807&lon=-81.4390&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 19, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39008 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA166 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39008/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA166 ## Probable cause the pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent collision with trees. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - object - tree(s) ## Analysis THE PILOT PERFORMED THE TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 06, A GRASS RUNWAY, 1640 FEET LONG. DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER STATED, '[DURING THE TAKEOFF], I ENCOURAGED THE PILOT TO LIFT THE NOSEWHEEL CLEAR OF THE GROUND....IT DROPPED BACK IMMEDIATELY....IT BOUNCED UP AGAIN AS THE PILOT APPLIED BACK PRESSURE....THE STALL WARNING HORN BEGAN BLARING....AS WE CLIMBED NOSE HIGH, THE LEFT WING DROPPED (STALL)....THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH TOP OF THE SHRUBS....' THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED, 'THE PILOT...STATED...THAT THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO REACH FLYING SPEED AND THAT HE TRIED TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ## Factual narrative On July 18, 1995, at 2030 eastern daylight time, a Beech V35B, N11JK, sustained substantial damage when it collided with a tree during the takeoff from a private airport in Goshen, Ohio. The commercial pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot initiated the takeoff on runway 06, which was a grass runway, 1640 feet long. In a statement taken by the Ohio state highway patrol, the pilot stated: ...We had landed and were starting to leave and started to taxi. We were at the very end of the field, and I gave it full throttle and started down the runway. We lifted off and then came back down and then lifted off again....[The airplane] started to veer to the left, so I gave it right rudder and that's when I clipped the trees and came to rest on the other side of the tree line.... The pilot rated passenger stated: ...When we had approximately 50 knots, I encouraged the pilot to lift the nosewheel clear of the ground. He did this. It dropped back immediately making contact with the ground, once more bouncing clear. The plane skipped into the air, the nose dropped again, a bit quicker. It bounced up again as the pilot applied back pressure and we were airborne. The stall warning horn began blaring....We made ground contact, and once again the nose bounced upward with an apparent addition of back pressure by the pilot. We were airborne in a nose high attitude with about 500 to 600 feet of runway remaining...the left wing dropped....[The pilot]...applied full right rudder. The wing lifted, the nose remained high....The left wing made contact with...shrubs...to the left...of the runway.... The FAA Inspector reported, "The pilot...stated...that the aircraft failed to reach flying speed and that he tried to pull the aircraft off the ground prior to reaching the end of the runway." Additionally, the pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine, and that the winds were calm at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N11JK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11JK-2018-02-08), registration cancelled 2018-02-08, S/N D-9509, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH V35B - Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-5909 - Airframe hours: 2227 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520B 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Donald H. Jansen - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 1995, 6 hours before - Destination: HAO, HAMILTON, OH - Airport: OH65, Hickory Grove, runway 6, 1,640 × 300 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,153 total, 276 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950718019139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718019139A), Jul 18, 1995: Beech V35B, Goshen, OH, Substantial damage. Premature liftoff on short strip. Settled several times. Tried lift wing with rudder. Mushed into brush and tree. (-23) on Tuesday 07/18/95, at 2045 EDT, a… ## Other investigations on N11JK (2) 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. - [NTSB ERA12LA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA500), Aug 11, 2012: Beech V35B (N11JK), Effingham, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to avoid an encounter with known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an in-flight upset, temporary loss of control, and loading of the airframe, engine, and propeller… - [NTSB ATL86LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA075), Feb 16, 1986: Beech V35B (N11JK), Lake Lure, NC, substantial damage 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.