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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Raythn G36 · Hawthorne, CA · July 15, 2009

Date: July 15, 2009 · 16:20 local
Place: Hawthorne, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N618MW
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09FA347
Reported as: Raythn G36
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N618MWRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2013 · Raytheon G36S/N E-3643 · Built 2005 Airframe modelRaytheon G36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The airplane was executing a go-around. Witnesses reported that the airplane was climbing upwind and made a left turn towards the south followed by a hard right turn back towards the west. A witness observed the airplane trailing black smoke. The airplane hit the roof of an office building with the right wing tip and struck the side of the north facing wall before falling into a parking lot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING UPWIND AND MADE A LEFT TURN TOWARDS THE SOUTH FOLLOWED BY A HARD RIGHT TURN BACK TOWARDS THE WEST. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE TRAILING BLACK SMOKE. THE AIRPLANE HIT THE ROOF OF AN OFFICE BUILDING WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE NORTH FACING WALL BEFORE FALLING INTO A PARKING LOT.

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 WPR09FA347Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportHawthorne, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent activation of the fuel boost pump during the attempted go-around.Jul 15, 2009 · Substantial damage