# Accident 19980424007709A: Beech D95A, Mount Sterling, KY, April 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1998, 16:23 local time
- Place: Mount Sterling, KY
- Airport: Montgomery County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0606° N, 83.9396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0606&lon=-83.9396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479AM-1998-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,480 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980424007709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROLLED DURING ATTEMPTED GO AROUND STRUCK GROUND. APPEARS LEFT ENGINE GUEL SELCTED TO OFF POSITION BY STUDENT. (.4)DURING A MULTI-ENGINE GO-AROUND ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE YAWED NOSE LEFT AND ENTERED A DESCENDING LEFT TURN.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND BURNED.  EXAMINATION REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS OFF, AND THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON.  THE FUEL LINES WERE INTACT AND ABOUT 5 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE AND ABOUT 1/2 OUNCE OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINE TO THE LEFT ENGINE.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION HAD CHECKED THE FUEL SELECTORS AS THEY ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND HE VERIFIED THEIR POSITION.  WHEN ASKED WHY HE DID NOT FEATHER THE PROPELLER ON THE LEFT ENGINE, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED HE WAS TOO BUSY TRYING TO FLY THE AIRPLANE.            (-23) LEFT FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. AIRCRAFT YAWED & ROLLED TO LEFT WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED DURING GO AROUND ATTEMPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC98LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA101), Apr 24, 1998: Beech D95A (N479AM), Mount Sterling, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: Was the failure of the flight instructor to feather the engine in a timely manner. Factors were improper placement of the fuel selector valve by the student and failure of the flight instructor to…

## Other reports on N479AM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950102003759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950102003759I), Jan 2, 1995: Beech D95A (N479AM), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Narrative: on January 2, 1995 at 1335HRS, Beech D-95-A N479AM, operated by Mr. Charles cannon, was unable to extend the landing gear and made a gear up landing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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