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FAA accident report · Raytheon Ai 58 · Teterboro, NJ · August 21, 2009

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Date
August 21, 2009 · 03:14 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
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Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N167TB
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09LA469
Reported as
Raytheon Ai 58
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
15,628 total2,241 in this make and model168 in the last 90 days
N167TBRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2012 · Raytheon 58S/N TH-1905 · Built 1999Airframe modelRaytheon 58Engine 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.

The aircraft was on an unstable approach to runway 19 at kteb. The SIC was in the left seat of the aircraft at the controls. Per the post crash interview with the SIC it appears he inadvertently pulled the prop levers into the feathered position. The condition of the propellers at the crash site indicate the engines either stopped running or were running at a very low speed. At the crash site it was noted the props were in the feathered position prior to the aircraft inpacting the ground. The aircraft overshot the the end of runway 19 at kteb, hit a tree and sign before coming to rest in a parking area just off us route 46 east. The crew of two escaped with serious burns and the aircraft was destroyed in a post crash fire. The position of the engine control levers ( props, mixture and throttles) at the crash site (full forward) and the interview with the SIC indicates engine restart was attempted. On 09/04/2009 Mr. George maddox passed on at 15:00 hours EDT. This is within thirty (30) days of the accident which occurred on aug. 21, 2009

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN UNSTABLE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19 AT KTEB. THE SIC WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CONTROLS. PER THE POST CRASH INTERVIEW WITH THE SIC IT APPEARS HE INADVERTENTLY PULLED THE PROP LEVERS INTO THE FEATHERED POSITION. THE CONDITION OF THE PROPELLERS AT THE CRASH SITE INDICATE THE ENGINES EITHER STOPPED RUNNING OR WERE RUNNING AT A VERY LOW SPEED. AT THE CRASH SITE IT WAS NOTED THE PROPS WERE IN THE FEATHERED POSITION PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT INPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE THE END OF RUNWAY 19 AT KTEB, HIT A TREE AND SIGN BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A PARKING AREA JUST OFF US ROUTE 46 EAST. THE CREW OF TWO ESCAPED WITH SERIOUS BURNS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST CRASH FIRE. THE POSITION OF THE ENGINE CONTROL LEVERS ( PROPS, MIXTURE AND THROTTLES) AT THE CRASH SITE (FULL FORWARD) AND THE INTERVIEW WITH THE SIC INDICATES ENGINE RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED.ON 09/04/2009 MR. GEORGE MADDOX PASSED ON AT 15:00 HOURS EDT. THIS IS WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON AUG. 21, 2009

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 ERA09LA469Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTeterboro, NJThe complete loss of thrust due to the second-in-command’s (SIC) inadvertent feathering of both propellers during a high-speed, low-altitude approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command’s inadequate monitoring of the SIC’s performance.…Aug 21, 2009 · Substantial damage