Beechcraft C24R N792Y

Summary

On 15 August 2010 at about 13:50 local time, a Beechcraft C24R registered N792Y, operated by Clarence B Symond, was involved in an accident near Eastover, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 August 2010 at 13:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Eastover, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Eastover Air Ranch (6NC3)

Coordinates

35.0853, -78.7700

Aircraft

Beechcraft C24R

Registration

N792Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clarence B Symond

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eastover → Elizabethtown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA423

2 people were seriously injured.

The uncommanded retraction of the nose gear for undetermined reasons and the pilot's improper decision to continue the takeoff after the propeller began to contact the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll, the airplane's nose gear began to retract and the propeller contacted the runway about halfway down its length. Instead of immediately reducing power to abort the takeoff, the pilot pulled back on the control yoke and the airplane became airborne. He initially continued the takeoff, and then attempted to land on a road located near the runway; however, the airplane struck trees and impacted the ground, before coming to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and its fuselage. Post accident examination of the wreckage, which included the landing gear retraction system, did not reveal any anomalies which would have accounted for the nose landing gear retraction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.