Hernando Village Airpark, Inc Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Hernando, Mississippi 38362
Thursday, May 23, 2002 17:30 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane impacted the ground, during a soft field takeoff. After taking off, the pilot lowered the nose and attempted to enter ground effect. The airplane then started to drift to the left. The pilot neutralized the wings, and corrected with right rudder. The airplane's right wing pitched up and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane came to rest approximately 1,500 feet down the runway. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain wing tip clearance during an attempted takeoff that resulted in the collision with the ground.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/23/2002
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1730
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Hernando
Event State MISSISSIPPI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 38362
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude 344753N
Event Location Longitude 0900313W
Event Location Airport HERNANDO VILLAGE AIRPARK, INC
Event Location Nearest Airport ID H75
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 242
Weather Briefing Completeness Partial - limited by pilot
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1753 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID GWO
Elevation of weather observation facility 162
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 26
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.05
Density Altitude (feet) 1465
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 4
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 4
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 12939
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date May 24 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 52
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 15 2003 4:06PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Jackson FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2925B
NTSB Number ATL02LA106
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model 35
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number D 3566
Certified Max Gross Weight 2725
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 2 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 40
Airframe Hours 3038
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name John R Osborne
Aircraft Owner Street Address 655 Fairway Dr.
Aircraft Owner City Hernando
Aircraft Owner State MS
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 38632
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name John R Osborne
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 655 Fairway Dr.
Operator City Hernando
Operator State MS
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 38632
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 H75
Departure City HERNANDO
Departure State MS
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1715
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - initial climb
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jan 17 2003 2:26PM
User who most recently changed record POWP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 14
Runway Length 3340
Runway Width 65
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --