ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189736
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 August 2016 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8283D |
| MSN: | E-2816 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bentonville Municipal Airport, AR (KVBT) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bentonville Municipal Airport, AR (KVBT) |
| Springdale, AR (KASG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Beech A36, N8283D, was destroyed when it impacted a hangar during an attempted takeoff from runway 18 at the Bentonville Municipal Airport (VBT), Bentonville, Arkansas. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a postimpact explosion and fire.
The private pilot was departing from an uncontrolled airport at the same time that another airplane was landing in the opposite direction. Surveillance video showed the accident airplane veer to the left during its takeoff roll, become airborne over a unpaved area between the runway and ramp area, and cross the ramp. The airplane subsequently impacted the top of a hangar and was destroyed by postcrash fire. The video evidence and propeller signatures suggest that the pilot did not reduce power and was attempting to continue the takeoff. An employee at the fixed base operator on the airport reported that she heard the pilot of the landing airplane announce over the airport's common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) his airplane's position inbound to the airport and his intent to land the airplane at the accident airport; however, neither she nor the pilot of landing airplane heard the accident pilot transmit his position or intentions over the CTAF. The airplane was equipped with communication radios, suggesting that the pilot was not using the radios prior to his takeoff. Examination of the accident airplane did not reveal any preimpact failures or anomalies.
It is likely that the pilot did not recognize that another airplane was landing in the opposite direction before he initiated the takeoff. When he did see the other airplane during his takeoff roll, rather than abort the takeoff, the pilot veered the airplane off the runway surface and attempted to continue the takeoff, which resulted in collision with the hangar. Federal Aviation Administration guidance states that, in order to achieve the greatest degree of safety, it is essential that all radio-equipped aircraft transmit/receive on a common frequency identified for the purpose of airport advisories. If the accident pilot had been monitoring and/or transmitting over the CTAF, he may have been alerted to the presence of the landing airplane and the accident could have been avoided. In addition, although radio communication is not required at uncontrolled airports, the pilot's failure to use radio communication resulted in his unawareness of the other landing airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to monitor and/or transmit his position over the uncontrolled airport's common traffic advisory frequency, and his decision to continue the takeoff when he observed conflicting traffic on the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8283D
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2016 15:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Aug-2016 17:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2016 23:48 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2018 16:45 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 22-Jul-2018 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2020 17:23 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 05-Jul-2020 17:24 | harro | Updated [Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 05-Jul-2020 17:46 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Accident report, ] |
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