# NTSB SEA03CA178: Beech C24R, N6536C, Bend, OR, August 26, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 26, 2003, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Bend, OR - Coordinates: 44.034442, -121.118331 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0344&lon=-121.1183&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 57785 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA03CA178 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57785/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA178 ## Probable cause The first pilot's premature liftoff and his failure to abort the takeoff. Factors include a fence and a ditch bank located upwind of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, takeoff - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause) - object - fence post (contributing factor) - climb - not attained - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The first pilot reported that shortly after takeoff the airplane settled back onto the runway. The pilot continued the takeoff roll, reporting that the airplane lifted off a second time near the departure end of the runway. He reported that shortly after takeoff, the airplane collided with a fence located at the end of the departure runway. After colliding with the fence, the airplane impacted a ditch bank approximately 250 feet beyond the runway end, eventually coming to rest west of the departure runway. No mechanical difficulties or failures that may have contributed to the accident were reported. ## Factual narrative On August 26, 2003, about 1000 Pacific daylight time, a Beech C24R, N6536C, sustained substantial damage when the airplane collided with a fence shortly after takeoff from the Juniper Air Park, Bend, Oregon. The airplane is owned by the private pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) training flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The first pilot, a private pilot receiving instruction, and the second pilot, an airline transport pilot/certified flight instructor, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. In a written statement dated September 1, the first pilot reported that shortly after takeoff from runway 24, the airplane settled back onto the runway. The pilot continued the takeoff roll, reporting that the airplane lifted off a second time near the departure end of the runway. He reported that shortly after takeoff, the airplane collided with a fence located at the end of the departure runway. After colliding with the fence, the airplane impacted a ditch bank approximately 250 feet beyond the runway end, eventually coming to rest west of the departure runway. No mechanical difficulties or failures that may have contributed to the accident were reported. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6536C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6536C), registered now, S/N MC-788, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech C24R - Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: MC-788 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Michael A. Williamson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 5OR5, BEND, OR - Destination: Bend - Airport: 5OR5, Juniper Air Park, runway 24, 2,600 × 60 ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 673 total, 572 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days - Flight instructor; age 68; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 11,488 total, 50 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20030826023049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030826023049A), Aug 26, 2003: Beech C24R, Bend, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) According to PIC, he was working with a certified flight instructor, receiving dual for the FAA wings program. The CFI recommended landing at juniper a… From the NTSB's public API. 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