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| Date: | Friday 12 July 2024 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 65-B80 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Mission Aviation |
| Registration: | N44MA |
| MSN: | LD-412 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woleai Atoll -
 Micronesia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Woleai Atoll |
| Yap Airport (YAP/PTYA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during a short field takeoff on a runway that was flooded by heavy rain, the airplane’s right landing gear wheel went into a deep puddle of water and the airplane veered right. The pilot attempted to lift the airplane into ground effect to regain directional control, but the airplane was traveling too slow. The airplane exited the right side of the runway into tall grass and vegetation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing spar and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, resulting in a loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was a flooded runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194706
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2024 16:45 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Mar-2025 21:25 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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