# NTSB Accident IAD00LA063
> **Beech BE-55 (T42A)** · 2000-07-18 · CHESAPEAKE, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD00LA063
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21488
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-18
- **Location:** CHESAPEAKE, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.670074, -76.300186
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** BE-55 (T42A)
- **Registration:** N26DS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of his altitude/clearance above the runway during the aborted takeoff which resulted in an improper flare for landing.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's premature rotation during the takeoff roll.

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