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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E-55 · Blountville, TN · November 5, 2013

Date: November 5, 2013 · 11:30 local
Place: Blountville, TN
Airport: Ktri
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1908L
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA040
Reported as: Beech E-55
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total1 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N1908LRegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2018 · Beech E-55S/N TE-1084 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech E-55 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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This was a pre-planned aborted take off maneuver. An engine failure was induced by pulling the right mixture to idle cut off. The aircraft departed the runway to the right into the grass. Because of a heavy side load the landing gear collapsed upon reaching the grass and the aircraft slid to a stop against the glideslope antenna array.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS A PRE-PLANNED ABORTED TAKE OFF MANEUVER. AN ENGINE FAILURE WAS INDUCED BY PULLING THE RIGHT MIXTURE TO IDLE CUT OFF. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS. BECAUSE OF A HEAVY SIDE LOAD THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON REACHING THE GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP AGAINST THE GLIDESLOPE ANTENNA ARRAY.

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 ERA14CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBlountville, TNThe pilot's delayed reaction and loss of directional control while performing a simulated engine failure during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the CFI's delayed reaction to the loss of directional control.Nov 5, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1908L · 1

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

Incident 19781219023389ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Houston, TXShortly after liftoff, engine failed. Landed without incident. Crankshaft had broken just aft #6 cylinder.Dec 19, 1978 · Reported as Beech 9555