Beechcraft B36TC N65873

Summary

On 7 September 2009 at about 22:52 local time, a Beechcraft B36TC registered N65873, operated by Edward J. Koplar, was involved in an accident near Sullivan, Missouri, United States. One person was 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

7 September 2009 at 22:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Sullivan, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Sullivan Regional Airport (UUV)

Coordinates

38.2333, -91.1642

Aircraft

Beechcraft B36TC

Registration

N65873

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Edward J. Koplar

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sullivan → Chesterfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA573

Nobody was injured.

A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was feeling more back pressure in the flight controls than normal during takeoff from runway 06, and that he felt a “heavy, nose down pressure.” The pilot considered landing immediately, but he determined there was insufficient runway remaining. He engaged the electric trim switch, but it did not relieve the downward pressure. The pilot decided to return to land on runway 06 so he banked left 30 degrees. He noticed the airspeed was about 85 knots, but the airspeed appeared to be dropping despite full power, level pitch, and the landing gear down. He reported that the stall warning horn sounded midway through the turn, so he attempted to make a straight-in landing to runway 24. The airplane crossed over runway 24 about mid-field so the pilot attempted to land on the parallel taxiway. The right wingtip “clipped” the pavement and the airplane veered off the taxiway with the nose gear collapsing as it skidded to a stop. Examination of the airplane revealed that the elevator trim tab setting indicator showed a 1-degree nose down setting. The elevator and elevator trim systems were checked for continuity, proper operation, and proper direction of travel. The examination revealed that the systems operated properly. The flaps were found in the up position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.