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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 60 · Edenton, NC · June 7, 2010

Date: June 7, 2010 · 20:00 local
Place: Edenton, NC
Airport: Northeastern Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7022D
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10LA302
Reported as: Beech 60
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N7022DRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Beech 60S/N P-13 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 60 Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During the conduct of an instrument proficiency check, the instructor pulled the throttle on the left engine to simulate an engine failure on takeoff at approximately 20 feet in the air. Pilot claimed he tried to advance the throttles but instructors hands were in the way. The plane banked sharply to the left and crashed in the trees on the left side of runway 1. The plane was destroyed in the fire. The instructor died in the crash. The owner escaped with serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE CONDUCT OF AN INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK, THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE THROTTLE ON THE LEFT ENGINE TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN THE AIR. PILOT CLAIMED HE TRIED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLES BUT INSTRUCTORS HANDS WERE IN THE WAY. THE PLANE BANKED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED IN THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 1. THE PLANE WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. THE INSTRUCTOR DIED IN THE CRASH. THE OWNER ESCAPED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

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 ERA10LA302Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEdenton, NCThe flight instructor’s initiation of a simulated single engine scenario at or below the airplane’s minimum single engine control speed, resulting in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to set full…Jun 7, 2010 · Substantial damage