# Accident 20030331012929A: Beech B60, Bradford, PA, March 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2003, 12:53 local time
- Place: Bradford, PA
- Airport: Bradford Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8697° N, 78.6607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8697&lon=-78.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215CQ-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,580 total, 1,318 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030331012929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM MCCARTHY AIRPORT, ISLIP, NY TO THE STATE OF INDIANA, THE PILOT REPORTED: WHILE AT CRUISE, ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, ABOVE AN OVERCAST IN VMC CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "RUN ROUGH". AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND SOME COMMUNICATION WITH ATC, THE PILOT EXECUTED AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT THE BRADFORD AIRPORT, BRADFORD, PA. A WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS BACKFIRING. THE PILOT STATED HE BROKE OUT OF THE WEATHER TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY TO MAKE A NORMAL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT TURN AND COLLIDED WITH THE TREES AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 210 DEGREES, APPROXIMATELY 180 YARDS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 5. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN AN APPROXIMATE DIRECTION OF 140 DEGREE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, ESCAPED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. AT IMPACT, THE TAIL, AFT FUSELAGE, AND LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, A POST IMPACT FIRE BROKE OUT AND DESTROYED THE AIRFRAME AND WINGS. THE FIRE DID NOT DESTROY THE ENGINES WITH PROPELLERS ATTACHED AND TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AN INVESTIGATION BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER REVEALED THE ENGINES WERE CAPABLE OF MAKING DESIGNED POWER AT ALL REQUESTED PERIMETERS. INVESTIGATION BY THE PROPELLER MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AT A POWER-ON SETTING, AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AT A LOW OR NO POWER SETTING.

## 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 NYC03LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA075), Mar 31, 2003: Beech B-60 (N215CQ), Bradford, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to maneuver for a landing in a configuration that exceeded the capability of the airplane to maintain altitude, after he lost power on one engine for undetermined…

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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