20161114023549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Plattsburg, NY · November 14, 2016

Date: November 14, 2016 · 16:33 local
Place: Plattsburg, NY
Airport: Plattsburgh International Airp
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N180GA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA061
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N180GARegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2019 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-2053 · Built 1977 Airframe 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.

During multiengine instruction on short final for runway 17 with the left engine shutdown, the aircraft airspeed became low. Adding power to the right engine caused the aircraft to veer left and roll left. Right engine power was reduced to idle and the aircraft hit (crashed) into the aircraft parking area and skidded to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

DURING MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTION ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 17 WITH THE LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED BECAME LOW. ADDING POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT AND ROLL LEFT. RIGHT ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT (CRASHED) INTO THE AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA AND SKIDDED TO A STOP.

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 GAA17CA061Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPlattsburgh, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a single-engine approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for the flight instructor to recover.Nov 14, 2016 · Substantial damage