CHESWOLD, DE, USA
N2029Z
BEECH 58P
THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WESTERN 1/3 OF RWY 9 CONSISTED OF ROUGH CHAT ROCK & PACKED SOIL. THE REMAINING RWY SURFACE CONSISTED OF ASPHALT. THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A NO-FLAP TAKEOFF, USING ALL OF THE RWY. HE STATED THAT DUE TO THE ROUGH RWY SURFACE, UP ELEVATOR CONTROL PRESSURE WAS USED TO RELIEVE LOADS ON THE NOSE GEAR & TO RAISE THE PROPS SLIGHTLY OFF THE GRAVEL SURFACE. HE INTENDED TO PROGRESSIVELY RELIEVE THE UP ELEVATOR CONTROL & TAKEOFF AT 86 KTS. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER THE ACFT STARTED ITS TAKEOFF ROLL, IT REPORTEDLY ENTERED A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE & BECAME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY. THE ACFT THEN YAWED TO THE LEFT & SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES WHICH WERE LOCATED NEAR THE NORTH EDGE OF THE RWY. THE PLT, WHO WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, STATED THAT HIS SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT FUNCTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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