Beechcraft 36 N5836B

Summary

On 25 September 2019 at about 12:15 local time, a Beechcraft 36 registered N5836B, operated by We Gone Llc, was involved in an accident near Lubbock, Texas, 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

25 September 2019 at 12:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Lubbock Preston Smith Intl (LBB)

Coordinates

33.6636, -101.8206

Aircraft

Beechcraft 36

Registration

N5836B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1994

Engines

1

Operator

We Gone Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lubbock → Lubbock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA587

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper pitch trim setting during takeoff in a left quartering tailwind, which resulted in the airplane abruptly pitching up and subsequently experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow a preflight checklist and verify that the elevator trim tab was in the takeoff position.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll and while the airplane was about 60 knots, it lifted off in a nose-high attitude, and the stall warning horn actuated. He added that, about 20 ft above ground level, the airplane rotated to the right, but he overcorrected, and the left wingtip struck the runway. Shortly after, he landed the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot added that postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the elevator trim was set to nose high and that he should have used a pretakeoff checklist to verify that the elevator trim was set to the takeoff position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.