# Accident 20011002026189A: Beech C45H, Hudson, NH, October 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2001, 13:11 local time
- Place: Hudson, NH
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7225° N, 71.4269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7225&lon=-71.4269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8393H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8393H-2007-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011002026189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE ON A BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT. ON CLIMB OUT, THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHORTLY AFTER QUIT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT THIS TIME ADDED POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE AND VOCALIZED THAT HE WOULD GET THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECK LIST. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS. AS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS REACHING DOWN TO OBTAIN THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, THE PILOT DEPRESSED THE RIGHT ENGINE FEATHER BUTTON AND THE RIGHT ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY FEATHERED. IN THE CONFUSION THE PILOT ADMITS TO FEATHERING THE WRONG ENGINE. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO RE-START THE RIGHT ENGINE (ENGINE START CONTROLS ON PILOT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT). TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE DRIVING RANGE. PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED MINOR FACIAL CUTS. LEFT ENGINE TEAR DOWN INSPECTION PENDING.

## 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 NYC02LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA002), Oct 2, 2001: Beech C-45H (N8393H), Hudson, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's failure to properly identify the inoperative engine prior to feathering the wrong propeller, and his lack of familiarity with the required corrective procedures. A factor was the…

## Other reports on N8393H (2)

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

- [Incident 19891227063569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891227063569I), Dec 27, 1989: Beech C45H (N8393H), South Bend, IN. Fire from right engine while taxiing. Stopped engine. Found zero compression on NR2 cylinder.
- [Incident 19880610052149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880610052149I), Jun 10, 1988: Beech C45H (N8393H), Detroit, MI. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway and then became airborne.

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.

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