19960119000789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Columbia, SC · January 19, 1996

Date: January 19, 1996 · 09:23 local
Place: Columbia, SC
Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: BKAA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N50KW
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA96FA067
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B60
Reported engine: Garrett TPE33110
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,878 total4,348 in this make and model206 in the last 90 days

N50KWRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2003 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60S/N 784 S.A.Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60

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What happened

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Feathered left engine on test. Unable restart. Windshear and crosswind below VMC caused crash. Mismanaged startup.

As the FAA filed it

FEATHERED LEFT ENGINE ON TEST. UNABLE RESTART. WINDSHEAR AND CROSSWIND BELOW VMC CAUSED CRASH. MISMANAGED STARTUP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA96FA067Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportWest Columbia, SCa total loss of power on one engine for undetermined reasons, and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC) resulting in an in-flight loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the wind gusts encountered while on final approach to land.Jan 19, 1996 · Destroyed