# Accident 20040711022429A: Beech E95, Atlantic City, NJ, July 11, 2004 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 11, 2004, 12:13 local time - Place: Atlantic City, NJ - Airport: Atlantic City Municipal-Bader Field - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.3600° N, 74.4558° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3600&lon=-74.4558&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7090N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7090N-2004-12-22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech E95 (registry code 1153410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e95) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH E95 - Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Pilot flight hours: 1,051 total, 831 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA161) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040711022429A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON JULY 11, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:13 PM (LOCAL TIME), THE PILOT OF A BEECH TRAVEL AIR (E-95), N7090N, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11 AT BADER FIELD (AIY), NJ. WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL HE ANNOUNCED THAT "TRAVEL AIR HAS A PROBLEM, WE ARE GOING TO CLIMB OUT". A LINEPERSON AT THE AIRPORT, STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED THE GEAR RETRACTING, AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PITCHING UP AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE LEFT TWO TIMES BEFORE IMPACTING THE BAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE APP. END OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS WIFE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE FATALLY INJURED. A PILOT THAT WAS LANDING AT BADER FIELD WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE LINEPERSONS OBSERVATION. THERE WAS ONE DIFFERENCE. HE OBSERVED THE TRAVEL AIR IN A "FLAT SPIN" BEFORE IMPACTING THE BAY. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOT THAT OBSERVED THIS ACCIDENT WAS LANDING ON THE SAME RUNWAY. HE HAD ENTERED A RIGHT PATTERN WHICH IS NON STANDARD. THE RECOMMENDED ENTRY IS TO FLY A LEFT HANDED PATTERN IN WHICH THE TRAVEL AIR DID. INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ACCIDENT DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, WHILE THE RIGHT WAS SELECTED TO THE MAIN TANK. THE LEFT ENGINE STARTER WAS ENGAGED. NEITHER PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THESE ENGINES HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 AT ANGLIN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SERVICE IN DELAWARE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ENGINE TEAR DOWN WAS CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 AT ANGLIN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SERVICES, LLC. TEAR DOWN CONDUCTED BY NTSB INVESTIGATOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM LYCOMING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (MAINTENANCE) AND MYSELF WERE PRESENT DURING TEAR DOWN. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND ON EITHER ENGINE. INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INTERVIEW WAS IN REFERENCE TO LOG BOOK ENTRIES FOUND THAT CONTAINED BOTH AN INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK (IPC) AND FLIGHT REVIEW AT THE SAME TIME. ALTHOUGH THESE TWO CHECKS CAN BE CONDUCTED TOGETHER, THE ENTRY SHOWED ONLY THE IPC PORTION OF THE FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION SHOWING THAT BOTH CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED. HE EXPLAINED THAT SINGLE ENGINE WORK, STALLS, STEEP TURNS, VMC DEMONSTRATIONS, ETC., AS WELL AS, INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, HOLDING AND TRACKING WERE CONDUCTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ALL MANEUVERS WERE CONDUCTED SATISFACTORILY. IT WAS ALSO EXPLAINED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPRESSED DESIRE TO GET HOME, SO AFTER THE ENDORSEMENTS WERE PLACED IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOG BOOK, THE FLIGHT LOG PORTION WAS TO BE COMPLETED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND AT ANOTHER TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WOULD REVIEW THE ENTRY. THIS NEVER HAPPENED. ## 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 NYC04FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA161), Jul 11, 2004: Beech E95 (N7090N), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while performing a go-around after experiencing a loss of power to the left engine for undetermined reason(s). A factor related to the accident was… 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. 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