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FAA accident report · Beech G58 · Taylorville, IL · June 12, 2015

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Date
June 12, 2015 · 13:50 local
Place
Taylorville, IL
Airport
Taylorville Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N669CS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA280
Reported as
Beech G58
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
13,645 total1,343 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days
N669CSRegistered now · Textron G58S/N TH-2445 · Built 2015Airframe modelTextron G58Engine modelContinental IO-550-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

N669CS departed kdec (decatur airport) on a return training flight to ktaz (Taylorville Municipal Airport). The last approach to ktaz was initiated from the north east following an engine shutdown and secure maneuver. At this time the left engine was not operating and feathered. As the approach continued, the instructor pilot on board attempted to restart the left engine. The aircraft was equipped with a garmin G1000 that was capable of data logging. Based on this data collected during the investigation, the engine did not restart and began to windmill. As the approach progressed into the landing phase, the aircraft descended to an altitude of approximately 36 feet above the ground. The instructor added full throttle at this point to initiate a go-around maneuver. It is unclear exactly why the go-around was commanded, but the instructor pilot stated that he believed that approach was poorly executed. The aircraft then made an abrupt left turn indicative of a VMC loss of control condition. The instructor then retracted the flaps and instructed the student to retract the landing gear, both were accomplished. Based on the conditions at the time, the instructor pilot elected to fly under a power line and perform a forced, gear-up landing in a nearby field.

As the FAA filed it

N669CS DEPARTED KDEC (DECATUR AIRPORT) ON A RETURN TRAINING FLIGHT TO KTAZ (TAYLORVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT). THE LAST APPROACH TO KTAZ WAS INITIATED FROM THE NORTH EAST FOLLOWING AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND SECURE MANEUVER. AT THIS TIME THE LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING AND FEATHERED. AS THE APPROACH CONTINUED, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ON BOARD ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN G1000 THAT WAS CAPABLE OF DATA LOGGING. BASED ON THIS DATA COLLECTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART AND BEGAN TO WINDMILL. AS THE APPROACH PROGRESSED INTO THE LANDING PHASE, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 36 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED FULL THROTTLE AT THIS POINT TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND MANEUVER. IT IS UNCLEAR EXACTLY WHY THE GO-AROUND WAS COMMANDED, BUT THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT APPROACH WAS POORLY EXECUTED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN INDICATIVE OF A VMC LOSS OF CONTROL CONDITION. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR, BOTH WERE ACCOMPLISHED. BASED ON THE CONDITIONS AT THE TIME, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ELECTED TO FLY UNDER A POWER LINE AND PERFORM A FORCED, GEAR-UP LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD.

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 CEN15LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorville, ILThe flight instructor’s failure to verify that the left engine was operational, which resulted in insufficient engine power being available during an attempted go-around and his subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the…Jun 12, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N669CS · 1

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

Incident 20160724013779ILanding: Rollout · Taylorville, ILPilot reported that he listened to the automated weather as he approached the airport. He chose the runway for the prevailing winds. Upon landing the pilot noticed that he had a tailwind and ran off the end of the runway striking both propellers in the…Jul 24, 2016 · Minor damage