Beech BE-36TC accident near Temple, Texas, August 16, 2003
On August 16, 2003 at about 7:05 pm local time, a Beech BE-36TC, registered N93PP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Temple, Texas (Charping Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed and his failure to abort the takeoff roll resulting in an overrun.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 16, 2003 · about 7:05 pm local time
- Place
- Temple, Texas · Charping Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-36TC
- Registration
- N93PP · registry record · serial EA-531
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The 1,696-hour pilot reported that during takeoff roll on a 2,575-foot grass runway, "the aircraft failed to attain proper airspeed for takeoff," and struck the edge of a road approximately eight feet from the departure end of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane bounced, continued through the middle of a metal barn, coming to rest upright approximately 100 feet beyond the barn.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,696 hours in all; 204 in this make and model; 38 in the last 90 days; 18 in the last 30 days; 1,696 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: September 29, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,400 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 4, 2002; 75.8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,866 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TIS0-520-UB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 5TA1 Temple TX at 7:05 pm
- Destination: TVK Centerville IA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 19, 2,575 ft by 90 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 4,800 ft
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observation at 7:35 pm from TPL, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N93PP the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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