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FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Shrevrport, LA · August 18, 2017

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Date
August 18, 2017 · 16:05 local
Place
Shrevrport, LA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N733RC
Reported as
Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total254 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N733RCRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-2265 · Built 1979Airframe 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.

On August 18, 2017 on or about 1605 CST, the airman was practicing emergency procedures with a flight instructor. While performing a simulated engine failure on takeoff the aircraft veered left off the runway.

The airman and flight instructor discussed abort takeoff before performing the procedure. Both airmen had their hands on the throttles. The aircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 23 and about 200 yards down the runway the flight instructor said ?failed left engine? At this point the left engine power lever was moved to the idle position. The airman was surprised by the amount of differential torque when the left engine throttle was moved to the idle position. As the aircraft started to veer to the left the airman moved the right engine power lever to the idle position. The aircraft went off the runway into the grass and then reentered the runway. The Beech B-55 (T42A) manufacturer manufacture the cockpit right seat with rudder pedals, but without toe brakes. The flight instructor was unable to assist the airman with braking as the aircraft veered left off the runway. The flight instructor could not remember if he manipulated the flight controls during the event sequence.

The airman operated both engines for about a minute and everything felt normal. There were no vibrations and all engine instrumentation and parameters were normal. The airman requested clearance to taxi back to the hangar. After shutdown the airman inspected the aircraft and noticed the right engine had two bent propeller blades. That?s when they realized they hit a runway marker.

The airman contacted an A&P mechanic who inspected the aircraft. The mechanic stated the engine would need to be torn down and inspected and the propeller would need to be sent to a repair station.

No pictures were available since the aircraft owner had the engine and propeller removed and sent to the appropriate facilities for inspection or repair.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 18, 2017 ON OR ABOUT 1605 CST, THE AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. WHILE PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRMAN AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DISCUSSED ABORT TAKEOFF BEFORE PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE. BOTH AIRMEN HAD THEIR HANDS ON THE THROTTLES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 23 AND ABOUT 200 YARDS DOWN THE RUNWAY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID ?FAILED LEFT ENGINE? AT THIS POINT THE LEFT ENGINE POWER LEVER WAS MOVED TO THE IDLE POSITION. THE AIRMAN WAS SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OF DIFFERENTIAL TORQUE WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE WAS MOVED TO THE IDLE POSITION. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT THE AIRMAN MOVED THE RIGHT ENGINE POWER LEVER TO THE IDLE POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND THEN REENTERED THE RUNWAY. THE BEECH B-55 (T42A) MANUFACTURER MANUFACTURE THE COCKPIT RIGHT SEAT WITH RUDDER PEDALS, BUT WITHOUT TOE BRAKES. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST THE AIRMAN WITH BRAKING AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT REMEMBER IF HE MANIPULATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING THE EVENT SEQUENCE.

THE AIRMAN OPERATED BOTH ENGINES FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND EVERYTHING FELT NORMAL. THERE WERE NO VIBRATIONS AND ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION AND PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRMAN REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR. AFTER SHUTDOWN THE AIRMAN INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD TWO BENT PROPELLER BLADES. THAT?S WHEN THEY REALIZED THEY HIT A RUNWAY MARKER.

THE AIRMAN CONTACTED AN A&P MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE TORN DOWN AND INSPECTED AND THE PROPELLER WOULD NEED TO BE SENT TO A REPAIR STATION.

NO PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE SINCE THE AIRCRAFT OWNER HAD THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER REMOVED AND SENT TO THE APPROPRIATE FACILITIES FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR.