20111222029659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 441 · Nashville, PA · December 22, 2011

Date: December 22, 2011 · 17:35 local
Place: Nashville, PA
Airport: York Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N48BS
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12FA120
Reported as: Cessna 441
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total

N48BSRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Cessna 441S/N 4410125 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 441 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Radar data indicates that aircraft entered entered a 45 degree left downwind for runway 35 at York Airport (kthv). The aircraft subsequently turned onto a left base, then slightly overshot the runway centerline before starting a right turn and disappearing from radar. The overall damage noted was consistent with the airplane having been in a right-turning flat spin when it initially impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT AIRCRAFT ENTERED ENTERED A 45 DEGREE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35 AT YORK AIRPORT (KTHV). THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED ONTO A LEFT BASE, THEN SLIGHTLY OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE BEFORE STARTING A RIGHT TURN AND DISAPPEARING FROM RADAR.THE OVERALL DAMAGE NOTED WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRPLANE HAVING BEEN IN A RIGHT-TURNING FLAT SPIN WHEN IT INITIALLY IMPACTED THE GROUND.

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 ERA12FA120Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNashville, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed after a loss of power to the right engine, which resulted in an uncontrollable roll into an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane's right engine for…Dec 22, 2011 · Substantial damage