At 09:15 eastern time, a Beech crashed on the runway shortly after liftoff from runway 36 at Vandenberg Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot said the engine quit shortly after takeoff and he tried to put the airplane down on the remaining runway. A witness said the airplane took off in a nose high attitude, climbed to about 75 feet and stalled back onto the runway, collapsing the right main and nose landing gear.
June 21, Tampa, Fla. / Beech Sport
At 09:15 eastern time, a Beech crashed on the runway shortly after liftoff from runway 36 at Vandenberg Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot said the engine quit shortly after takeoff and he tried to put the airplane down on the remaining runway. A witness said the airplane took off in a nose high attitude, climbed to about 75 feet and stalled back onto the runway, collapsing the right main and nose landing gear....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech aircraft crashed on runway 36 at Vandenberg Airport shortly after liftoff at 09:15 eastern time, but the pilot and passenger were not injured.
- The pilot reported that the engine quit shortly after takeoff, prompting an attempt to land back on the remaining runway.
- A witness described the aircraft taking off in a nose-high attitude, climbing to 75 feet before stalling and collapsing its right main and nose landing gear upon impact with the runway.
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