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FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Fort Pierce, FL · June 25, 2006

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Date
June 25, 2006 · 12:24 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
St Lucie County International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N316PR
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA06FA120
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33110
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
7,879 total2,000 in this make and model142 in the last 90 days
N316PRRegistration cancelled May 23, 2008 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60S/N 761SAAirframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 25 June, 2006, N316PR, a MU-2, piloted by privacy data omitted took off from runway 14 at st. Lucie county int'l airport (kfpr) at 1623Z enroute to murfreesboro, TN (kmbt). The aircraft was issued a heading of 090 by Fort Pierce air traffic control tower, and was told to contact miami center. The pilot acknowledged with no apparent distress in his voice. A controller saw smoke in the vicinity a few moments later and determined it was N316PR. Multiple witnesses observed and heard the distressed aircraft. All said the right engine did not appear to be operating. Records reveal the right engine had two prior failures. Witnesses saw the aircraft bank hard right then appear to enter a spin. One witness described the flight path as a flat spin ("like an autorotation"), completing several revolutions to the right with the right side propeller turning so slowly that individual propeller blades could be "counted." The impact site depicts a nearly vertical flight path, aircraft in a level attitude, and evidencing right-hand rotation. Within seconds a fire engulfed the aircraft from the wings forward.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 25 JUNE, 2006, N316PR, A MU-2, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 14 AT ST. LUCIE COUNTY INT'L AIRPORT (KFPR) AT 1623Z ENROUTE TO MURFREESBORO, TN (KMBT). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A HEADING OF 090 BY FORT PIERCE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MIAMI CENTER. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED WITH NO APPARENT DISTRESS IN HIS VOICE. A CONTROLLER SAW SMOKE IN THE VICINITY A FEW MOMENTS LATER AND DETERMINED IT WAS N316PR. MULTIPLE WITNESSES OBSERVED AND HEARD THE DISTRESSED AIRCRAFT. ALL SAID THE RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE OPERATING. RECORDS REVEAL THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD TWO PRIOR FAILURES. WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT BANK HARD RIGHT THEN APPEAR TO ENTER A SPIN. ONE WITNESS DESCRIBED THE FLIGHT PATH AS A FLAT SPIN ("LIKE AN AUTOROTATION"), COMPLETING SEVERAL REVOLUTIONS TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE PROPELLER TURNING SO SLOWLY THAT INDIVIDUAL PROPELLER BLADES COULD BE "COUNTED." THE IMPACT SITE DEPICTS A NEARLY VERTICAL FLIGHT PATH, AIRCRAFT IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, AND EVIDENCING RIGHT-HAND ROTATION. WITHIN SECONDS A FIRE ENGULFED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE WINGS FORWARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA06FA120Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFort Pierce, FLthe pilot’s loss of aircraft control during the initial climb which was precipitated by the sudden loss of thrust and increase in drag from the right engine, and the pilot’s failure to adhere to the published emergency procedures regarding the position of the…Jun 25, 2006 · Destroyed