19990212013949A

(.19) On February 12, 1999, about 1430 hours pacific standard time, a Beech 95, N1176, collided with the ground following an inadvertent shutdown of one engine while landing at the Henderson, Nevada, airport. The aircraft was operated by sheble aviation under title 14 CFR part 91 of the federal aviation regulations. Neither the commercial pilot/certified flight instructor nor the student pilot was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area dual instructional flight and no flight plan filed. The wind conditions were light and variable. According to the FAA inspector on-scene that interviewed the instructor and student, the aircraft was on approach when the student pilot, who was flying, changed fuel tanks. He inadvertently shut off fuel to the right engine as he was looking for traffic. While executing s-turns for spacing, the right engine lost power. There was confusion in the cockpit and the appropriate emergency procedures were not executed. The flight instructor had assumed control when the aircraft struck the ground with a windmilling propeller. (.4)the multiengine student and flight instructor were on approach to land and were advised of traffic in the pattern. The instructor was handling the communications and advised they would do 's' turns for spacing. While looking for traffic and maneuvering for spacing, the student pilot inadvertently turned the right fuel selector off during the prelanding checklist. As they were lining up on final approach and after an 's' turn, a loss of power in one engine became apparent the instructor took control of the airplane and started engine-out procedures. During that time they collided with terrain. After the accident, the pilots examined the cockpit and found that the right fuel selector was in the off position.