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FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Connersville, IN · November 11, 2011

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Date
November 11, 2011 · 14:45 local
Place
Connersville, IN
Airport
Mettel Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
AHZA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6685S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA062
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
20,323 total2,000 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days
N6685SRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2012 · Beech 58S/N TH-718 · Built 1976Airframe modelBeech 58Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

This office investigated an accident of N6685S, a Beech baron 58 aircraft that occurred on November 11, 2011 at the Connersville airport in Connersville, Indiana involving privacy data omitted as the pilot in command. The pilot was practicing single engine approaches and landings in preparation for an upcoming FAA check ride. The pilot made several mistakes during the course of this accident. The pilot was simulating an engine failure on the number 2 engine (right engine). The power lever was in the idle detent during the approach and landing flare phase. Instead of bringing the number 1 engine (left engine) power lever to the idle detent, the pilot mistakenly retarded the left engine prop lever toward the feather position. This caused the aircraft to yaw to the left. The pilot then attempted to conduct a go-around and pushed both prop levers and power levers to the full forward position. The aircraft then skidded-off the left side of runway 18. Once the pilot realized that the aircraft would not be able to become airborne, he then retarded both power levers to idle and tried to stop the aircraft. The aircraft rolled approximately 200 yards through a farm field, cut through a row of trees, and came to rest nose down in a creek-bed. The pilot and his passenger who was acting as a safety pilot managed to escape the accident with only minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THIS OFFICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT OF N6685S, A BEECH BARON 58 AIRCRAFT THAT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 11, 2011 AT THE CONNERSVILLE AIRPORT IN CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA INVOLVING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE APPROACHES AND LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR AN UPCOMING FAA CHECK RIDE. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL MISTAKES DURING THE COURSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE (RIGHT ENGINE). THE POWER LEVER WAS IN THE IDLE DETENT DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING FLARE PHASE. INSTEAD OF BRINGING THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE (LEFT ENGINE) POWER LEVER TO THE IDLE DETENT, THE PILOT MISTAKENLY RETARDED THE LEFT ENGINE PROP LEVER TOWARD THE FEATHER POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND AND PUSHED BOTH PROP LEVERS AND POWER LEVERS TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED-OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18. ONCE THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE, HE THEN RETARDED BOTH POWER LEVERS TO IDLE AND TRIED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS THROUGH A FARM FIELD, CUT THROUGH A ROW OF TREES, AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN A CREEK-BED. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WHO WAS ACTING AS A SAFETY PILOT MANAGED TO ESCAPE THE ACCIDENT WITH ONLY MINOR 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 CEN12CA062Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportConnersville, INThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.Nov 11, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6685S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20000908023829IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lock Haven, PA(-23)Pilot performed a normal landing on runway 27 in lockhave, Pennsylvania. On roll-out, the pilot reached for and raised the landing gear handle instead of the flaps. The landing gear subsequently collapsed causing substantial damage to the airframe,…Sep 8, 2000 · Substantial damage