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| Date: | Monday 24 March 2003 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | San Juan Pilot Training, Inc. |
| Registration: | N435P |
| MSN: | E-2718 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15433 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental I0-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farmington, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Farmington Municipal Airport, NM (FMN/KFMN) |
| Farmington Municipal Airport, NM (FMN/KFMN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot made a full-stop soft field landing on runway 07. As he taxied back, he decided to practice a soft field takeoff. After lowering the flaps to 12 degrees, he applied full power and lifted off. He applied slight right rudder to maintain the proper track and lowered the nose to see the runway and to "get into ground effect." The airplane began drifting to the left and he applied more right rudder. The airplane "appeared to lose lift." As the pilot tried to return the airplane to the runway centerline, he "felt a hit on the bottom of the plane" as it touched down in the dirt. The pilot said he was able to bring the airplane to a halt. He said it "steered OK," so he taxied it back to the ramp, but "felt obvious damage somewhere to the plane." Examination disclosed holes in the horizontal stabilizer and left elevator and a cracked trim tab. The aft spar of the horizontal stabilizer was also bent.The left landing gear door and left flap were destroyed and a wing rib was bent. The bottom of the fuselage, aft of the wing flap, was dented and the bulkhead was buckled. Winds before and after the accident were from 090 and 100 degrees at 6 and 5 knots, respectively.
Probable Cause: the pilot's premature liftoff resulting in his failure to attain airspeed and achieve takeoff climb. Contributing factors were the runway light and taxiway sign.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA056
History of this aircraft
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| 15 March 2005 | N435P | Mesa Pilot Development, Inc | 0 | Farmington, New Mexico | |
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| 13-Oct-2022 16:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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