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FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Amelia, OH · August 15, 1998

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Date
August 15, 1998 · 07:38 local
Place
Amelia, OH
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8EM
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD98FA094
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
621 total90 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N8EMRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 1999 · Beech A36S/N E-1439Airframe modelBeech A36

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft crashed into a residental area while doing a missed approach. (-23) on August 15, 1998, at 0738 EDT, a Beech A36, N8EM, registered to aviation specialists, cincinnati, Ohio, crashed while doing a missed approach at clermont county airport, Ohio, (I69), while on a cross country flight. IFR conditions prevailed at the time. An IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was demolished. The private pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated at hamilton, Ohio (hao) on August 15, 1998 at 0718 EDT. (.4) the pilot departed on an IFR flight in instrument meteorological conditions without receiving a weather briefing. Weather reported in the area of the destination airport was ceiling 300 feet overcast with 1 mile visibility in fog. The instrument approach was flown 1 mile south of, and parallel to, the destination runway. The pilot performed a left turn during the missed approach procedure, followed by a right turn after he requested vectors for a return flight to the departure airport. Examination of radar data revealed that after the airplane completed the right turn and rolled out on the assigned heading, the airplane re-entered a right turn and descended in a right-hand spiral. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no pre-impact anomalies. Photographs taken at the scene immediately following the accident showed reduced visibility due to fog.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTAL AREA WHILE DOING A MISSED APPROACH. (-23) ON AUGUST 15, 1998, AT 0738 EDT, A BEECH A36, N8EM, REGISTERED TO AVIATION SPECIALISTS, CINCINNATI, OHIO, CRASHED WHILE DOING A MISSED APPROACH AT CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT, OHIO, (I69), WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. IFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HAMILTON, OHIO (HAO) ON AUGUST 15, 1998 AT 0718 EDT. (.4) THE PILOT DEPARTED ON AN IFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT RECEIVING A WEATHER BRIEFING. WEATHER REPORTED IN THE AREA OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS CEILING 300 FEET OVERCAST WITH 1 MILE VISIBILITY IN FOG. THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH WAS FLOWN 1 MILE SOUTH OF, AND PARALLEL TO, THE DESTINATION RUNWAY. THE PILOT PERFORMED A LEFT TURN DURING THE MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE, FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT TURN AFTER HE REQUESTED VECTORS FOR A RETURN FLIGHT TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF RADAR DATA REVEALED THAT AFTER THE AIRPLANE COMPLETED THE RIGHT TURN AND ROLLED OUT ON THE ASSIGNED HEADING, THE AIRPLANE RE-ENTERED A RIGHT TURN AND DESCENDED IN A RIGHT-HAND SPIRAL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE REVEALED NO PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT SHOWED REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG.

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 IAD98FA094Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAmelia, OHthe pilot's loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation. A related factor was the fog.Aug 15, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8EM · 1

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

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