What happened
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(-23)This accident was fatal to both crewmembers. The company operating certificate is held by the nashville FSDO-03. During the course of this investigation, errors were discovered in the company training procedures. As a result, eir action has been iniatiated by the principal operations inspector for the company. Additionally, there were no stall strips installed on the wings of this airplane, and multiple cylinder base nuts were cracked or missing for the right engine. Neither propeller appeared to have been feathered. The fuel selector valve for the right engine was found in the off position. This did not agree with the position of the fuel selector control found in the cockpit. The left fuel selector control and the fuel selector valve were found in the on position. No fuel was found in this system. The left engine fuel distribution spider on the engine was dry. (.19)on June 29, 1999, at 0625, eastern daylight time, a Beech 58, N17915, collided with trees and burst into flames during an attempted forced landing following a takeoff from Fulton county airport, in Atlanta, Georgia. The cargo flight was operated by paragon air express as flight 711 under the PR ovisions of 14 CFR part 135 with an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance. Instrument meteorological condition prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial pilot and the second pilot were fatally injured; the airplane was destroyed. The cargo flight departed Atlanta, Georgia, at 0623. According to the tower controller, the pilot requested taxi and an instrument flight clearance to mobile, Alabama. The pilot was instructed to taxi to runway 26 for takeoff. The pilot was issued an as-filed IFR clearance and was cleared for takeoff. Shortly after takeoff the pilot reported that he had an engine problem and requested to return to the airport. The controller cleared flight to land on any runway. According to an aircraft mechanic located in a hangar at the airport, he could only hear one engine running as the pilot maneuvered west of the airport. Another witness driving east on interstate 20 observed the airplane as it flew low over the highway and subsequently collided with trees and burst into flames. Examination of the accident site disclosed that wreckage debris was scattered over an area 220 long and 45 feet wide. The wreckage path was orientated on a 085 degree magnetic heading, and the main wreckage was orientated on a 270 degree magnetic heading. Examination of the main wreckage also disclosed extensive fire damage to the airframe center section. The left wing assembly was located 120 feet west of the main wreckage. According to the operator, flight 711 was a scheduled daily flight from Atlanta.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THIS ACCIDENT WAS FATAL TO BOTH CREWMEMBERS. THE COMPANY OPERATING CERTIFICATE IS HELD BY THE NASHVILLE FSDO-03. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION, ERRORS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE COMPANY TRAINING PROCEDURES. AS A RESULT, EIR ACTION HAS BEEN INIATIATED BY THE PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR FOR THE COMPANY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE NO STALL STRIPS INSTALLED ON THE WINGS OF THIS AIRPLANE, AND MULTIPLE CYLINDER BASE NUTS WERE CRACKED OR MISSING FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE. NEITHER PROPELLER APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FEATHERED. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. THIS DID NOT AGREE WITH THE POSITION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR CONTROL FOUND IN THE COCKPIT. THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR CONTROL AND THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WERE FOUND IN THE ON POSITION. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THIS SYSTEM. THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL DISTRIBUTION SPIDER ON THE ENGINE WAS DRY. (.19)ON JUNE 29, 1999, AT 0625, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 58, N17915, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND BURST INTO FLAMES DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TAKEOFF FROM FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT, IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE CARGO FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY PARAGON AIR EXPRESS AS FLIGHT 711 UNDER THE PR OVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 135 WITH AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) CLEARANCE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE SECOND PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE CARGO FLIGHT DEPARTED ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AT 0623. ACCORDING TO THE TOWER CONTROLLER, THE PILOT REQUESTED TAXI AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CLEARANCE TO MOBILE, ALABAMA. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 26 FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT WAS ISSUED AN AS-FILED IFR CLEARANCE AND WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE CONTROLLER CLEARED FLIGHT TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC LOCATED IN A HANGAR AT THE AIRPORT, HE COULD ONLY HEAR ONE ENGINE RUNNING AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED WEST OF THE AIRPORT. ANOTHER WITNESS DRIVING EAST ON INTERSTATE 20 OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE AS IT FLEW LOW OVER THE HIGHWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES AND BURST INTO FLAMES. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED THAT WRECKAGE DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA 220 LONG AND 45 FEET WIDE. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS ORIENTATED ON A 085 DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING, AND THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS ORIENTATED ON A 270 DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING. EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE ALSO DISCLOSED EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME CENTER SECTION. THE LEFT WING ASSEMBLY WAS LOCATED 120 FEET WEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, FLIGHT 711 WAS A SCHEDULED DAILY FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA.
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