Beechcraft B35 N5029C

Summary

On 11 August 2002 at about 02:00 local time, a Beechcraft B35 registered N5029C was involved in an accident near Halfway, Oregon, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 August 2002 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Halfway, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Pine Valley (OR70)

Coordinates

44.8589, -117.0939

Aircraft

Beechcraft B35

Registration

N5029C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Halfway → Boise

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA02LA152

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in initiating an aborted takeoff and his failure to establish climb out of ground effect. Contributing factors were the high aircraft weight and high density altitude as well as the fence and berm, which the aircraft struck.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the Beech B35 attempted takeoff from a west-oriented 2,000-foot dirt/gravel airstrip with four passengers (estimated total occupant weight 755 pounds) with a 2/3 to 3/4 fuel load (as much as 176 pounds). The occupant and fuel weight along with the aircraft's empty weight placed the aircraft close to it's maximum gross takeoff weight, and the weight of the occupants personal effects/baggage was not known. The pilot reported that during the takeoff and while in ground effect the wind reversed to a tailwind and he set the plane down and began applying brakes. The aircraft left the runway, passed through a wire fence, and then rolled into a slight embankment up to a paved road during which the landing gear collapsed. Local law enforcement personnel reported that the pilot stated that the aircraft was too heavy on takeoff. The pilot reported the temperature at the 2,577 foot high airstrip was approximately 90 degrees F., and the density altitude was estimated at 5,000 feet. Surface winds at a reporting station 31 nautical miles west-southwest reported winds out of the northwest ranging from 10 to 16 knots during the period one hour before through one hour after the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.