20071204828719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 60 · Wilmington, DE · December 4, 2007

Date: December 4, 2007 · 07:22 local
Place: Wilmington, DE
Airport: New Castle
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N105PP
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08FA051
Reported as: Beech 60
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO541*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N105PPRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2008 · Beech 60S/N P-105 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech 60 Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Based on eyewitness reports, N105PP departed New Castle county airport, New Castle, DE (kilg) on runway 27. At approximately 200 feet the aircraft began a left roll, climbed to about 300 feet and then continued a left roll until it struck the ground in an almost vertical attitude between a vacant hangar and taxiway f, just south of taxiway F3. The pilot, still secured to the seat was ejected from the aircraft. The aircraft burst into flame on impact and was consumed by the fire. Flap actuators recovered from the crash site indicated that the left actuator was up and the right actuator was extended approximately six (6) inches. A six (6) extension would equate to approximately a 30 degree flap setting. Pilot and aircraft logbooks could not be located.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BASED ON EYEWITNESS REPORTS, N105PP DEPARTED NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT, NEW CASTLE, DE (KILG) ON RUNWAY 27. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT ROLL, CLIMBED TO ABOUT 300 FEET AND THEN CONTINUED A LEFT ROLL UNTIL IT STRUCK THE GROUND IN AN ALMOST VERTICAL ATTITUDE BETWEEN A VACANT HANGAR AND TAXIWAY F, JUST SOUTH OF TAXIWAY F3. THE PILOT, STILL SECURED TO THE SEAT WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAME ON IMPACT AND WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. FLAP ACTUATORS RECOVERED FROM THE CRASH SITE INDICATED THAT THE LEFT ACTUATOR WAS UP AND THE RIGHT ACTUATOR WAS EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) INCHES. A SIX (6) EXTENSION WOULD EQUATE TO APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE FLAP SETTING. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS COULD NOT BE LOCATED.

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 NYC08FA051Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNew Castle, DEThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a split flap takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the right flap drive mechanism and the pilot's failure to verify that both flaps were…Dec 4, 2007 · Destroyed