Murmuring Pines Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Necedah, Wisconsin 54646
Sunday, September 10, 2000 14:05 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane collided with trees during an aborted takeoff on a 2,700-foot long by 160-foot wide grass airstrip. The pilot reported that during takeoff at an altitude of about 30 feet agl, the engine rpm decreased and the airspeed was not increasing. He reported that during the aborted takeoff the airplane "bounced once hard and floated back up 20 ft." The airplane touched down again in a nose down attitude and the propeller contacted the ground. The airplane then veered to the right and contacted trees along the right edge of the airstrip. The engine functioned normally during a post accident test run.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot did not properly flare the airplane during the aborted takeoff and he failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the partial power loss for undetermined reasons and the trees that the airplane contacted.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/10/2000
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1405
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City NECEDAH
Event State WISCONSIN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 54646
Event Date Year 2000
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport MURMURING PINES
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PVT
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 950
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1345 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 30
Weather Observation Facility ID ISW
Elevation of weather observation facility 1021
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 27
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 1900
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 79
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 72
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 2618
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 10728
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Sep 10 2000 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2123
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Oct 17 2001 9:02AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4342W
NTSB Number CHI00LA294
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model B24
Aircraft Series Identifier B24
Aircraft Serial Number MC274
Certified Max Gross Weight 2750
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jan 15 2000 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 194
Airframe Hours 3348
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name SOLTESZ & DAME, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1123 HEAVENS GATE
Aircraft Owner City LAKE IN HILLS
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 60102
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name STEPHEN A. DAME
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 5606 WHITING DR.
Operator City MCHENRY
Operator State IL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 60050
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code PVT
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 3CK
Destination City LAKE IN HILLS
Destination State IL
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 1 2001 8:51AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 29
Runway Length 2700
Runway Width 160
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --