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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Fredericksburg, VA · August 12, 2016

Date: August 12, 2016 · 12:22 local
Place: Fredericksburg, VA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N128VB
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16FA288
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 6
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,550 total

N128VBRegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2019 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1211 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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8/12/16

Aircraft departed bowman field (lou) in upon approach to runway 24 at ezf, several witnesses noticed aircraft too high (approximately 200 feet above threshold) and at full power. Aircraft touchdown halfway down runway and bounced 3 times and then attempted go around. Aircraft started climb out at full power, raised landing gear and started turning to the left at the end of runway 24 just above tree top level. At approximately 90 degrees to runway 24, aircraft lost altitude and rolled to the left. Aircraft nose dived into wooded area approximately 300 yards south of runway 24. All six people were fatally injured.

Upon inspection of aircraft, wings and engines separated but remained within 10 feet of fuselage, left prop remained on engine and was feathered. Right prop separated from engine and indicated it was at full power.

Engines and props were evaluated by oems. Both engines ran and produced power, both props were also producing power.

As the FAA filed it

8/12/16

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOWMAN FIELD (LOU) IN UPON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT EZF, SEVERAL WITNESSES NOTICED AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH (APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE THRESHOLD) AND AT FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN HALFWAY DOWN RUNWAY AND BOUNCED 3 TIMES AND THEN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT STARTED CLIMB OUT AT FULL POWER, RAISED LANDING GEAR AND STARTED TURNING TO THE LEFT AT THE END OF RUNWAY 24 JUST ABOVE TREE TOP LEVEL. AT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO RUNWAY 24, AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT NOSE DIVED INTO WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS SOUTH OF RUNWAY 24. ALL SIX PEOPLE WERE FATALLY INJURED.

UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, WINGS AND ENGINES SEPARATED BUT REMAINED WITHIN 10 FEET OF FUSELAGE, LEFT PROP REMAINED ON ENGINE AND WAS FEATHERED. RIGHT PROP SEPARATED FROM ENGINE AND INDICATED IT WAS AT FULL POWER.

ENGINES AND PROPS WERE EVALUATED BY OEMS. BOTH ENGINES RAN AND PRODUCED POWER, BOTH PROPS WERE ALSO PRODUCING POWER.

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 ERA16FA288Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportFredericksburg, VAThe pilot(s) failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.Aug 12, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N128VB · 1

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Incident 19990430020719IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Smithville, TNAfter making a normal approach and touchdown on runway 06, the nose landing gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest approximately midway down the runway, to the left of centerline. The propellers of both engine, nose wheel well doors and nose cone were…Apr 30, 1999 · Minor damage