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FAA accident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Lagrange, GA · February 22, 2014

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Date
February 22, 2014 · 14:07 local
Place
Lagrange, GA
Airport
Lagrange
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N36638
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14FA128
Reported as
Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
N36638Registration cancelled Jan 3, 2018 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-2325 · Built 1980Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Witnesses state the aircraft was practicing the ILS 31 into Lagrange Airport (klgc). However, it is not confirmed that the aircraft announce his intentions on the radio. The aircraft was observed on short final and appeared to be high and fast. They noticed that the gear was down. As the aircraft approached the runway the aircraft ?bobbled? But did not touch the ground. At about 2000 feet down the runway, it appeared and sounded as if the pilot initiated a ?go-around? And rapidly increased the engine power. The aircraft was observed going into a steep climb to about 200 feet above the ground when the aircraft entered a steep, over 45 degree left bank, and became inverted. As the rotation continued the nose dropped and the aircraft impacted the ground at about an 80 degree angle. Another aircraft N98731 was towing a glider N3678A on a take-off roll on the crossing runway 03. Witness state that they had heard the tow pilot make appropriate radio calls and also heard the tow pilot call ?abort, abort, abort? As the BE55 was climbing. The tow plane and glider had stopped sort of the crossing runway 31.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING THE ILS 31 INTO LAGRANGE AIRPORT (KLGC). HOWEVER, IT IS NOT CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ANNOUNCE HIS INTENTIONS ON THE RADIO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON SHORT FINAL AND APPEARED TO BE HIGH AND FAST. THEY NOTICED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT ?BOBBLED? BUT DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUND. AT ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, IT APPEARED AND SOUNDED AS IF THE PILOT INITIATED A ?GO-AROUND? AND RAPIDLY INCREASED THE ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED GOING INTO A STEEP CLIMB TO ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP, OVER 45 DEGREE LEFT BANK, AND BECAME INVERTED. AS THE ROTATION CONTINUED THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT ABOUT AN 80 DEGREE ANGLE. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT N98731 WAS TOWING A GLIDER N3678A ON A TAKE-OFF ROLL ON THE CROSSING RUNWAY 03. WITNESS STATE THAT THEY HAD HEARD THE TOW PILOT MAKE APPROPRIATE RADIO CALLS AND ALSO HEARD THE TOW PILOT CALL ?ABORT, ABORT, ABORT? AS THE BE55 WAS CLIMBING. THE TOW PLANE AND GLIDER HAD STOPPED SORT OF THE CROSSING RUNWAY 31.

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 ERA14FA128Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportLaGrange, GAThe pilot's overreaction to a perceived conflict with a tow plane and glider on an intersecting runway, which resulted in a loss of control during an attempted aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the glider tow operator to follow…Feb 22, 2014 · Destroyed

Other reports on N36638 · 3

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

Incident 20050127000949ILevel Off Touchdown · West Palm Beach, FL(-23) Pilot failed to extend gear - landed gear up.Jan 27, 2005 · Minor damageAccident 19860227006099ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Rochester, NYLeft gear collapsed on landing roll.Feb 27, 1986 · Substantial damageIncident 19820223040899IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Teterboro, NJGear collapsed on landing. Cotter pin, not on nose gear retract idler, PN35-820094, rubbed on cover, PN002-6200134.Feb 23, 1982 · Minor damage