# Accident 19981219033799A: Beech 76, Cincinnati, OH, December 19, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 19, 1998, 14:30 local time - Place: Cincinnati, OH - Airport: Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunke - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.1105° N, 84.4206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1105&lon=-84.4206&mi=10 - Aircraft: N42RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42RR) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 76 - Reported engine: LYC O360* - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 23,500 total, 5 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA038) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981219033799A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT WAS ON TAKE-OFF WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED THE LEFT ENGINE WITH MIXTURE CONTROL. (.19) ON DECEMBER 19, 1998, ABOUT 1430 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH BE-76 DUCHESS, N42RR, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL-LUNKEN FIELD (LUK), CINCINNATI, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A ROUND ROBIN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, HE WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO THE PRIVATE PILOT IN ANTICIPATION OF A MULTI-ENGINE FLIGHT TEST. IT HAD RAINED EARLIER, AND THE RUNWAY WAS STILL WET. THE INSTRUCTOR GAVE THE PRIVATE PILOT A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO ACCELERATE, AND PULLED BACK THE MIXTURE TO THE LEFT ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE VEERED QUICKLY TO THE LEFT, ABOUT 30 DEGREES. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RETARD BOTH THROTTLES IMMEDIATELY, SO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADVANCED THE MIXTURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TOO LATE, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REDUCED THE POWER, AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED THROUGH THE WET GRASS, THEN RAN INTO AN ELEVATED ASPHALT DRIVEWAY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRFRAME WAS BENT. (-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN RIGHT FRONT SEAT FAILED LEFT ENGINE WITH MIXTURE CONTROL AS SOON AFTER TAKEOFF POWER WAS SET BY MULTI-ENGINE STUDENT IN LEFT SEAT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, THE STUDENT DID NOT RESPOND AND THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO ACCELERATE IN WET GRASS. IT STRUCK THE LIP OF A PAVED ACCESS LANE AND THE NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED OFF. BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND. (.4) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO THE PRIVATE PILOT IN ANTICIPATION OF A MULTI-ENGINE FLIGHT TEST. IT HAD RAINED EARLIER, AND THE RUNWAY WAS STILL WET. THE INSTRUCTOR GAVE THE PRIVATE PILOT A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO ACCELERATE, AND PULLED BACK THE MIXTURE TO THE LEFT ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS. T HE AIRPLANE VEERED QUICKLY TO THE LEFT, ABOUT 30 DEGREES. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RETARD BOTH THROTTLES IMMEDIATELY, SO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADVANCED THE MIXTURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TOO LATE, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REDUCED THE POWER, AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED THROUGH THE WET GRASS, THEN RAN INTO AN ELEVATED ASPHALT DRIVEWAY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRFRAME WAS BENT. ## 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 NYC99LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA038), Dec 19, 1998: Beech BE-76 (N42RR), Cincinnatti, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delay in initiating remedial action. Factors include a wet runway, and the student's inability to maintain airplane directional control during a simulated, on-ground engine… ## Other reports on N42RR (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20130322006339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130322006339I), Mar 22, 2013: Beech 76 (N42RR), Seward, NE, No damage. Pilot encountered deterioating weather conditions and continued flight into same. Pilot ultimately declared an emergency due to airframe icing. Air traffic… - [Incident 19970716024139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716024139I), Jul 16, 1997: Beech 76 (N42RR), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Landed gear up. CFI failed to ascertain student lowered gear for landing. - [Incident 19950611016639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950611016639I), Jun 11, 1995: Beech 76 (N42RR), Put In Bay, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing on runway 22 with 90 degree x-wind, PIC over corrected and left wing tip scraped ground, with very minor damage. PIC was not aware of… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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