Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Pine Valley Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Halfway, Oregon 97834
Saturday, August 10, 2002 19:00 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot of the Beech B35 attempted takeoff from a west-oriented 2,000-foot dirt/gravel airstrip with four passengers (estimated total occupant weight 755 pounds) with a 2/3 to 3/4 fuel load (as much as 176 pounds). The occupant and fuel weight along with the aircraft's empty weight placed the aircraft close to it's maximum gross takeoff weight, and the weight of the occupants personal effects/baggage was not known. The pilot reported that during the takeoff and while in ground effect the wind reversed to a tailwind and he set the plane down and began applying brakes. The aircraft left the runway, passed through a wire fence, and then rolled into a slight embankment up to a paved road during which the landing gear collapsed. Local law enforcement personnel reported that the pilot stated that the aircraft was too heavy on takeoff. The pilot reported the temperature at the 2,577 foot high airstrip was approximately 90 degrees F., and the density altitude was estimated at 5,000 feet. Surface winds at a reporting station 31 nautical miles west-southwest reported winds out of the northwest ranging from 10 to 16 knots during the period one hour before through one hour after the accident.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's delay in initiating an aborted takeoff and his failure to establish climb out of ground effect. Contributing factors were the high aircraft weight and high density altitude as well as the fence and berm, which the aircraft struck.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/10/2002 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1900 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | Halfway |
| Event State | OREGON |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 97834 |
| Event Date Year | 2002 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 445132N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1170538W |
| Event Location Airport | Pine Valley |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | OR70 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0.2 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 260 |
| Airport Elevation | 2577 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1853 Pacific Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 247 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BKE |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 3373 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 31 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PDT |
| 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) | 27 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 8 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 320 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 16 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 21 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.94 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 5565 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 5 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 13634 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA SEA ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | Aug 10 2002 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1937 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 1 2003 9:44AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | FAA Boise FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N5029C |
| NTSB Number | SEA02LA152 |
| 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 | B35 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | D-2291 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2650 |
| 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 | Nov 1 2001 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 4097 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | West Ridge Group LLC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 101 South 3rd Street |
| Aircraft Owner City | Montrose |
| Aircraft Owner State | CO |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 81401 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | San Francisco |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 94117 |
| 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 | OR70 |
| Departure City | Halfway |
| Departure State | OR |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1900 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | BOI |
| Destination City | Boise |
| Destination State | ID |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 2 2003 1:32PM |
| User who most recently changed record | STAM |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 26 |
| Runway Length | 2000 |
| Runway Width | 80 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |