What happened
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On August 29, 2012, at approximately 1445 eastern daylight time, a Beech 95-A55, registration N71BM, impacted the ground while attempting to land on runway 32 at kmiv (Millville Municipal Airport) in Millville, new jersey. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 as an instructional flight. The aircraft was registered to the pilot rated student. The instructor and student were practicing a simulated engine out approach and landing to runway 32. Some witnesses state when they saw the aircraft, it was touching down. Others stated it was approximately 20 feet above the ground. All stated that it veered to the left of the runway where it cartwheeled a few times, and came to rest right side up in the grass. The instructor and the student rated pilot were still entrapped in the aircraft when emergency responders arrived. Once the responders had access to the pilots, one responder asked the pilot in the left seat (student) what happened, and the pilot said he "just lost it". Another responder was tending to the pilot in the right seat (instructor), who was just regaining consciousness, and asked the responder "what happened"? The instructor pilot and pilot rated student were then extracted from the cockpit using hurst tools ("jaws of life") by emergency responders, and taken to local hospitals via helicopters. Upon an on scene investigation, it was noted there were no ground scars until approximately 115 feet to the left of the left edge of the runway. The left engine had separated from the aircraft, and was approximately 30 feet from the aircraft, and the right engine was separated from the firewall, and was underneath the aircraft. The instructor sustained serious injuries, and the pilot rated student was fatally injured. The weather was VMC at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose, engines, flaps, and the wings. During the recovery, the airplane had approximately 62 us gallons of fuel recovered. The engines were retained by the NTSB for further examination. Upon review of the aircraft records, it was noted that the transponder check was not inspected recently in accordance with federal regulations. The aircraft also had a GPS mount, a computer tablet type holder mount, and electrical type ports with no corresponding aircraft records to show the installation of these. The company that performed the last annual stated that these were not present at the time of their annual inspection. They also stated that there was a "throw over" type of yoke when they worked on the aircraft.(at the time of the accident, the aircraft had a dual type yoke). There are no records showing the installation of this equipment. This report will be amended upon receipt of the findings for the engines from the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 29, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 95-A55, REGISTRATION N71BM, IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32 AT KMIV (MILLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT) IN MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT RATED STUDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 32. SOME WITNESSES STATE WHEN THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS TOUCHING DOWN. OTHERS STATED IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. ALL STATED THAT IT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CARTWHEELED A FEW TIMES, AND CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP IN THE GRASS. THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT RATED PILOT WERE STILL ENTRAPPED IN THE AIRCRAFT WHEN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARRIVED. ONCE THE RESPONDERS HAD ACCESS TO THE PILOTS, ONE RESPONDER ASKED THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT (STUDENT) WHAT HAPPENED, AND THE PILOT SAID HE "JUST LOST IT". ANOTHER RESPONDER WAS TENDING TO THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT (INSTRUCTOR), WHO WAS JUST REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS, AND ASKED THE RESPONDER "WHAT HAPPENED"? THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND PILOT RATED STUDENT WERE THEN EXTRACTED FROM THE COCKPIT USING HURST TOOLS ("JAWS OF LIFE") BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, AND TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITALS VIA HELICOPTERS. UPON AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THERE WERE NO GROUND SCARS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 115 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT ENGINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FIREWALL, AND WAS UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE PILOT RATED STUDENT WAS FATALLY INJURED.THE WEATHER WAS VMC AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, ENGINES, FLAPS, AND THE WINGS.DURING THE RECOVERY, THE AIRPLANE HAD APPROXIMATELY 62 US GALLONS OF FUEL RECOVERED. THE ENGINES WERE RETAINED BY THE NTSB FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.UPON REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TRANSPONDER CHECK WAS NOT INSPECTED RECENTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO HAD A GPS MOUNT, A COMPUTER TABLET TYPE HOLDER MOUNT, AND ELECTRICAL TYPE PORTS WITH NO CORRESPONDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS TO SHOW THE INSTALLATION OF THESE. THE COMPANY THAT PERFORMED THE LAST ANNUAL STATED THAT THESE WERE NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THEIR ANNUAL INSPECTION. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A "THROW OVER" TYPE OF YOKE WHEN THEY WORKED ON THE AIRCRAFT.(AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A DUAL TYPE YOKE). THERE ARE NO RECORDS SHOWING THE INSTALLATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED UPON RECEIPT OF THE FINDINGS FOR THE ENGINES FROM THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.