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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech U-8F · Goodland, KS · June 17, 2021

Date: June 17, 2021 · 19:05 local
Place: Goodland, KS
Airport: Renner Fld /Goodland Municipal/
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BEMA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N62069
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA274
Reported as: Beech U-8F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,210 total

N62069Registered now · Beech U-8FS/N 62-3866 Airframe modelBeech U-8F

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What happened

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

Pilot statement: I started up the right engine and as I began to lean the mixture to stabilize the engine I heard a loud bang from the area of the right wing. As I looked out the right window of the cockpit I could see the wing had been severely damaged with flames coming out. I had not yet started the other engine and the airplane had not moved from its original position. After seeing the flames I immediately shut off the mixture to that engine and evacuated using the crew hatch. Once I was a safe distance away I called 911 to get the fire department and then notified the basi and my supervisors.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT: I STARTED UP THE RIGHT ENGINE AND AS I BEGAN TO LEAN THE MIXTURE TO STABILIZE THE ENGINE I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE AREA OF THE RIGHT WING. AS I LOOKED OUT THE RIGHT WINDOW OF THE COCKPIT I COULD SEE THE WING HAD BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED WITH FLAMES COMING OUT. I HAD NOT YET STARTED THE OTHER ENGINE AND THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT MOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. AFTER SEEING THE FLAMES I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE MIXTURE TO THAT ENGINE AND EVACUATED USING THE CREW HATCH. ONCE I WAS A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY I CALLED 911 TO GET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEN NOTIFIED THE BASI AND MY SUPERVISORS.

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 CEN21LA274Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGoodland, KSMaintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the airplane, which failed to detect and correct chafed electrical wiring and a degraded fuel bladder with holes, which resulted in ignition of fuel vapor and a right wing explosion.Jun 17, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N62069 · 2

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

Accident 20190709009719ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Sidney, NE-LH wing outboard section exploded during takeoff roll. -Pilot aborted takeoff and taxied back to ramp area. -Pilot reported accident to operator. -LH outboard wing visually verified as severely damaged by explosive forces. -Pilot noted stall warning horn…Jul 9, 2019 · Substantial damage Accident 20190222010449ATakeoff: Rotation · Colby, KSAfter landing at the Colby, KS (kcbk)airport, the pilot offloaded all cargo and prepared to fly under part 91 back to denver, co (kden). On takeoff from runway 17, immedediately after rotation, the crew door inadvertently opened. Attempts to close the door…Feb 22, 2019 · Substantial damage