Accident
On October 30, 2016, about 1235 eastern daylight time, a Beech 100, registration N411HA, sustained substantial damage during takeoff when it departed the end of runway 18 at Clark Regional Airport (JVY), Jeffersonville, Indiana. The pilot, copilot, and 8 passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated by Honaker Aviation under 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the flight was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight was departing JVY en route to McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (SSI), Brunswick, Georgia.
The pilot reported that he had received a trip sheet the prior day indicating a flight with 9 male golfers, but the operator corrected that the flight was for 8 female passengers and their luggage. The pilot was concerned about taking 8 passengers with luggage and how much fuel he could carry. He arrived the morning of the flight, found 900 lbs of fuel onboard, and requested 211 gallons (1,413.7 lbs) more, bringing total fuel to 2,313.7 lbs (full fuel). The pilot was aware that the total weight of passengers, bags, and fuel caused the airplane to be overweight, but he did not complete a weight and balance form. Bags and passenger weights were not determined. He informed the copilot the flight would be heavy but did not specify how much it exceeded the maximum gross takeoff weight.
During pre-takeoff checks, flight controls and engines operated normally, and elevator pitch trim was in the green range. The pilot did not give the copilot a departure briefing. He taxied onto runway 18, applied brakes, and increased throttles to takeoff power before releasing brakes. He did not confirm the power settings. The airplane did not accelerate as expected; at halfway, airspeed was 80 kts. He continued, but acceleration was still poor. He heard the copilot say "redline" and reduced power. In the last third of the runway, he pulled back on the yoke, but the stall warning sounded. He lowered the nose, but the airplane neared the end. He did not apply brakes or reverse pitch. The airplane departed the runway. The pilot veered right to avoid an ILS antenna. The left wing struck the ILS antenna 500 ft from the runway end, the left main and nose gear collapsed, and both propellers contacted the ground. The airplane skidded left and stopped about 680 ft from the runway end. The pilot opened the cabin door and assisted evacuation; the copilot shut off fuel and the main battery bus. There was no post-crash fire. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction.
Pilot Information
The 51-year-old pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with single-engine land, multi-engine land, and instrument ratings, and a flight instructor certificate. He had a first-class medical certificate issued August 16, 2016. He had 13,142 total flight hours, with 34 hours in the Beech 100. He was hired by Honaker Aviation on July 14, 2016, and had flown 117.2 hours since then, including 77.1 hours in the Beech 100, 33.9 in a Beech F-90, and 6.2 in a Cessna Citation I. He had previous King Air experience: 570 hours in a Beech 99, 215 in a King Air 200, and 170 in a King Air 300.
The 55-year-old copilot held a commercial pilot certificate with single-engine land, multi-engine land, and instrument ratings. He had a second-class medical certificate issued January 8, 2016. He had 1,605 total flight hours, with 3 hours in the Beech 100. He was hired in March 2016 as a copilot on a Beechjet 400A and had logged about 200 hours in that type. He had no formal training in the Beech 100; this was his second flight as copilot on that model. The operator's owner stated the copilot was acting as a "safety" copilot in case of pilot incapacitation, not expected to know the airplane's systems or performance.
Aircraft Information
The twin-engine Beech 100, serial number B-21, was manufactured in 1969, powered by two 680-shaft-horsepower P&W PT6A-28 engines. Its maximum gross takeoff weight was 10,600 lbs, with seating for 2 pilots and 8 passengers. The most recent continuous airworthiness maintenance inspection was performed on May 6, 2016, with total airframe time 12,583 hours.
The pilot reported the accident airplane's gross weight as 11,223 lbs, 623 lbs over the maximum. The Beech King Air 100 Pilot's Operating Manual performance charts indicated a takeoff distance at max gross weight with no flaps of about 2,100 ft, and accelerate-stop distance to decision speed (100 kts) with no flaps of about 3,900 ft.
Meteorological and Airport Information
At 1153, the surface weather observation at Bowman Field Airport (LOU), Louisville, Kentucky, about 9 nm southeast of JVY, was: wind 210° at 8 kts, visibility 10 miles, sky clear, temperature 23°C, dew point 14°C, altimeter 30.07 inHg.
Runway 18 at Clark Regional Airport was 5,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, asphalt.
Wreckage and Impact
The left wing sustained substantial damage to the spar. The left main landing gear and nose gear collapsed, and both engines and propellers were damaged.
Additional Information
The flight to Brunswick, Georgia, was originally scheduled in a Learjet 45 operated by Jet Access Aviation, a sister company of Honaker Aviation. Although the Learjet was on Jet Access's Part 135 certificate, the flight was Part 91 because passengers were guests of the airplane owner and no remuneration was involved. The Learjet's cockpit windshield needed repair, so the flight was rescheduled in the Beech 100, which was partially owned by the same owner. Though the Beech 100 is single-piloted, the owner required a copilot.