Beechcraft A36 N4315S

Summary

On 30 March 2003 at about 11:15 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N4315S was involved in an accident near Tavernier, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 March 2003 at 11:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Tavernier, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Tavernaero (72X)

Coordinates

25.0086, -80.5331

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N4315S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tavernier → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA03LA082

2 people had minor injuries.

The control interference by the pilot-rated passenger in an attempt to avoid an obstacle, which resulted in a loss of control.

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

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The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll a dog appeared in front of the airplane, and the next thing he remembered was that the airplane banked left and collided with trees lining the left side of the runway. The pilot-rated passenger/owner of the airplane said that when he saw an animal appear in front of the airplane during the takeoff roll, in an attempt to avoid a collision with the animal he intervened and applied back pressure to the control column to get the airplane airborne. He said he remembered the airplane veering to the left, and he tried to apply right rudder and pushed the control column forward in an attempt to keep the airplane in ground effect. Both the pilot and passenger/owner stated that prior to the accident there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the airplane or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.