# NTSB SEA06CA059: Beech V35B, N3511V, Burns, OR, March 4, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 3, 2006, 17:38 local (Mar 4, 2006, 01:38 UTC) - Place: Burns, OR - Coordinates: 43.591945, -118.955558 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5919&lon=-118.9556&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 63299 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA06CA059 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63299/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA059 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during the takeoff sequence. Factors include his inadequate removal of snow and ice from the wings prior to takeoff, his improper decision to retract the landing gear before it had been positively determined that the aircraft would not settle back onto the runway, and snowy conditions both prior to and during the takeoff sequence. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ice/frost removal from aircraft - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - snow (contributing factor) - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor) - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot did not ensure that the snow that had accumulated on the aircraft both prior to and after he began the taxi sequence was fully removed from the aircraft's wings prior to takeoff. During the takeoff, the aircraft did not lift off as it normally does, and the takeoff roll ended up being longer than usual. Once the pilot got the aircraft in the air, it was not climbing at an acceptable rate, so the pilot retracted the landing gear because he thought that action would help the aircraft to climb. Soon after the landing gear was retracted, the aircraft settled back onto the runway, hit a runway light, and then slid off the departure end of the runway onto a snow and ice covered field. According to the pilot, the engine was producing full power and was running very smoothly. ## Factual narrative On March 3, 2006, at 1738 Pacific standard time, a Beechcraft V35B, N3511V, impacted the terrain during an attempted takeoff from Burns Municipal Airport, Burns, Oregon. The commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured, but the aircraft, which is owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The planned destination of the instrument flight rules (IFR) personal pleasure flight was Columbia Regional Airport, Dallesport, Washington. The pilot had filed and activated his IFR flight plan prior to departure. According to the pilot, he did not ensure that the snow that had accumulated on the aircraft both prior to and after he began the taxi sequence was fully removed from the aircraft's wings prior to takeoff. During the takeoff, the aircraft did not lift off as it normally does, and the takeoff roll ended up being longer than usual. Once the pilot got the aircraft in the air, it was not climbing at an acceptable rate, so the pilot retracted the landing gear because he thought that action would help the aircraft to climb. Soon after the landing gear was retracted, the aircraft settled back onto the runway, hit a runway light, and then slid off the departure end of the runway onto a snow and ice covered field. According to the pilot, the engine was producing full power and was running very smoothly. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3511V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3511V), registered now, S/N D-10353, built 1980 (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-10353 - Engines: Continental IO-520-BB reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Stanley E. Harris - Registered owner: Stannley Harris & Lester Snodgrass - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KBNO, Burns, OR - Destination: KDLS, The Dalles, WA - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 2,259 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft overcast ## 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 20060303002539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060303002539A), Mar 3, 2006: Beech V35B, Burns, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot elected to attempt takeoff with snow on wings and airframe. Aircraft's performance and lift was degraded and aircraft settled back onto runway and… 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. 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