What happened
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Acft crashed and burned in a field in the vcty of north dallas jetport, one person suffered fatal, Frisco, TX. (.4)the pilot of the twin engine airplane lost control of the aircraft while in the traffic pattern during a practical test for a commercial multi-engine rating. An FAA designated pilot examiner (DPE) was seated in the right seat to administer the practical test. The pilot had been provided 5 additional hours of dual instruction after he failed a previous practical test due to unsatisfactory performance of a vmca maneuver with the same check pilot. A witness observed the airplane climbing out and executing 'a sharp right turn towards the north.' Ground scars revealed that the airplane impacted the ground left wing low in a slight nose low attitude with the gear and flaps retracted. The left engine propeller, which remained attached, did not exhibit any signs of twisting, rotational scoring or leading edge damage. The right engine propeller, which separated from the engine, exhibited leading edge gouges and chordwise scratches. The elevator trim actuator was found in the 14 degree trim down (nose up) position. Examination of the wrecka ge did not reveal any anomalies that would have prevented normal flight. (-23) during a check ride for an amel rating, aircraft impacted in a corn field wheels up, disintegrating, and slid approximately 120 feet. Aircraft caught fire on impact. PIC received serious injuries and passenger received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED AND BURNED IN A FIELD IN THE VCTY OF NORTH DALLAS JETPORT, ONE PERSON SUFFERED FATAL, FRISCO, TX. (.4)THE PILOT OF THE TWIN ENGINE AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN DURING A PRACTICAL TEST FOR A COMMERCIAL MULTI-ENGINE RATING. AN FAA DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER (DPE) WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT TO ADMINISTER THE PRACTICAL TEST. THE PILOT HAD BEEN PROVIDED 5 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION AFTER HE FAILED A PREVIOUS PRACTICAL TEST DUE TO UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF A VMCA MANEUVER WITH THE SAME CHECK PILOT. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE CLIMBING OUT AND EXECUTING 'A SHARP RIGHT TURN TOWARDS THE NORTH.' GROUND SCARS REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING LOW IN A SLIGHT NOSE LOW ATTITUDE WITH THE GEAR AND FLAPS RETRACTED. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER, WHICH REMAINED ATTACHED, DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF TWISTING, ROTATIONAL SCORING OR LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER, WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE, EXHIBITED LEADING EDGE GOUGES AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHES. THE ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR WAS FOUND IN THE 14 DEGREE TRIM DOWN (NOSE UP) POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKA GE DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL FLIGHT. (-23) DURING A CHECK RIDE FOR AN AMEL RATING, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A CORN FIELD WHEELS UP, DISINTEGRATING, AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT. PIC RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
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