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FAA accident report · Cessna 340 · Covington, GA · April 21, 2022

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Date
April 21, 2022 · 18:44 local
Place
Covington, GA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N84GR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22FA199
Reported as
Cessna 340
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N84GRRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2023 · Cessna 340S/N 340-0178 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 340Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Private pilot rated in airplane single engine land only was reportedly giving flight instruction in a multi-engine aircraft to a student pilot at the time of the accident. The private pilot was not certificated to fly multi-engine aircraft and was not a CFI nor an MEI. The aircraft was on climb out from kcvc airport when it apparently entered a stall and spin and did not recover prior to impact. Surveillance video shows the aircraft in a right spin in a nose down attitude just priopr to impact. The majority of the aircraft was destroyed by impact and post fire. The student pilot was reported to not have any previous formal flight training and had just purchased the aircraft the day before the accident. The aicraft, engines, and propellers were out of annual inspection.

The private pilot did not have a current medical certificate. The aircraft had flown 04:20 (flight time only) since it's last known re-fuel the day before the accident. It had performed at least 4 take offs since the last refuel. Engine tear down and inspection showed continuity from front to back with suction and compression on both engines. Magnetos were unable to be tested as they were both damaged. It was unable to be determined if the propellers were turning at the time of impact due to impact and post fire damage.

As the FAA filed it

PRIVATE PILOT RATED IN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND ONLY WAS REPORTEDLY GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT TO A STUDENT PILOT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED TO FLY MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT A CFI NOR AN MEI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON CLIMB OUT FROM KCVC AIRPORT WHEN IT APPARENTLY ENTERED A STALL AND SPIN AND DID NOT RECOVER PRIOR TO IMPACT. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT SPIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE JUST PRIOPR TO IMPACT. THE MAJORITY OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST FIRE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS REPORTED TO NOT HAVE ANY PREVIOUS FORMAL FLIGHT TRAINING AND HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE AICRAFT, ENGINES, AND PROPELLERS WERE OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 04:20 (FLIGHT TIME ONLY) SINCE IT'S LAST KNOWN RE-FUEL THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. IT HAD PERFORMED AT LEAST 4 TAKE OFFS SINCE THE LAST REFUEL. ENGINE TEAR DOWN AND INSPECTION SHOWED CONTINUITY FROM FRONT TO BACK WITH SUCTION AND COMPRESSION ON BOTH ENGINES. MAGNETOS WERE UNABLE TO BE TESTED AS THEY WERE BOTH DAMAGED. IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED IF THE PROPELLERS WERE TURNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT DUE TO IMPACT AND POST FIRE DAMAGE.

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 ERA22FA199Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCovington, GAThe private pilot’s loss of control in flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s decision to obtain flight instruction from the private pilot and the private pilot's insufficient qualifications to…Apr 21, 2022 · Destroyed