ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180057
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 September 2015 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft V35B Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N800JT |
| MSN: | D-9231 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3548 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near West Houston Airport (KIWS), Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (IWS) |
| Houston, TX (DWH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that this was his first solo flight in this airplane. During the takeoff roll, the pilot reported that the main cabin door "popped open" around 60 knots. Believing he had sufficient runway remaining to stop, he reduced power to idle and applied "maximum braking." Subsequently, the airplane overran the runway surface and came to rest in a creek about 72 feet past the end of the runway. The pilot reported that the braking action available was "insufficient" to stop within the remaining runway distance.
During a postaccident examination, a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector performed an inspection and functional check of the brakes and no anomalies were found. Additionally, the inspector found skid marks that were 501 feet in length before the end of the runway. The left and right wing both sustained substantial damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the cabin door prior to takeoff, resulting in the door opening during takeoff, an aborted takeoff, runway overrun, and collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=800JT
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/3-8ed686776982110f9a43ae01e21e982c4520f0ce
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2015 00:56 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Oct-2015 03:14 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 01-Oct-2015 20:52 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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