# Accident 20111111026449A: Beech 58, Connersville, IN, November 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2011, 14:45 local time
- Place: Connersville, IN
- Airport: Mettel Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AHZA
- Location: 39.6981° N, 85.1311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6981&lon=-85.1311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6685S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6685S-2012-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,323 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111111026449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA062), Nov 11, 2011: Beech 58 (N6685S), Connersville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N6685S (1)

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

- [Incident 20000908023829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908023829I), Sep 8, 2000: Beech 58 (N6685S), Lock Haven, PA, Substantial damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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