March 30, Tavernier, Fla. / Beech Bonanza

At about 0615 eastern time, a Beech A36 crashed during takeoff at Tavernaero Park. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger/owner received minor injuries and two other passengers received no injuries. The pilot said he was operating the flight controls during the takeoff roll when suddenly a dog appeared in front of the airplane. The next thing he remembered was that the airplane banked left and collided with trees lining the left side of the runway. The passenger/owner said he tried to rotate the airplane when the animal appeared, but the airplane veered left. He tried to straighten the airplane and keep it in ground effect so it continued flying, but the airplane struck trees that lined the lef...

Key Takeaways:

• A Beech A36 crashed during takeoff at Tavernaero Park, resulting in minor injuries for the pilot and a pilot-rated passenger, while two other passengers were uninjured.
• The primary cause of the accident was a dog appearing on the runway, which led the aircraft to veer left and collide with trees lining the runway.
• Both the pilot and the pilot-rated passenger/owner provided differing accounts of who was operating the controls and the specific actions taken when the animal appeared.

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