# Accident 20221031023079A: Hawker Beechcraft Corp G58, Alpharetta, GA, October 31, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 31, 2022, 13:03 local time - Place: Alpharetta, GA - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.0754° N, 84.2941° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0754&lon=-84.2941&mi=10 - Aircraft: N495AU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N495AU) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Hawker Beechcraft G58 (registry code 4220005, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-beechcraft-g58) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-550-C (registry code 17209, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-c) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G58 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA047) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221031023079A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM JEKYLL ISLAND, GA AIRPORT (09J) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A DESTINATION OF DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT (PDK). WHILE TALKING TO ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL, THE CONTROLLER TRANSMITTED ”5AU 5 MILES FROM CHAMB, TURN LEFT HEADING 240, MAINTAIN 3,000’ UNTIL ESTABLISHED, CLEARED ILS RUNWAY 21L”. THE PILOT WAS HEARD ON THE ATC TAPE READING BACK ONLY “OKAY LEFT TURN HEADING 240”. AT THE VERY END OF THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE PILOT, WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ALTITUDE ALERTER SOUND, COULD BE HEARD IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE ATC CONTROLLER THEN RE-ISSUES THE APPROACH CLEARANCE TO THE PILOT STATING, “5AU MAINTAIN 3,000 UNTIL ESTABLISHED, 3,000, YOU’RE CLEARED ILS RUNWAY 21L APPROACH.” THE PILOT ONLY READS BACK “FIVE ALPHA UNIFORM”. AT THIS POINT, THE RADAR DATA SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT AT 2,800’ AND FLYING THROUGH THE LOCALIZER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN APPEARS TO CLIMB WITH THE RADAR DATA SHOWING THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 3,200 AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO DESCEND TO AN ALTITUDE OF 2,200 WHEN THE APPROACH CONTROLLER TRANSMITS “5AU CHECK YOUR ALTITUDE IMMEDIATELY, CHECK YOUR ALTITUDE, SHOWING 2,200, 5AU ALTIMETER 30.00, ARE YOU IN A CLIMB' THE PILOT READS BACK,” UH YES, WE ARE IN A CLIMB NOW, 5AU, WE GONNA GO AROUND AND COME BACK”. THE CONTROLLER THEN TRANSMITS, “5AU MAINTAIN 3,000, 3,000, WHEN YOU’RE WINGS LEVEL, FLY HEADING 330 AND ADVISE.” THE PILOT READS BACK, “OKAY 330, 5,000, AND 3,000 5AU”. THIS IS THE LAST TRANSMISSION HEARD FROM THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT IS SHOWN CLIMBING BACK TO AN ALTITUDE OF 3,200 BUT THEN APPEARS TO DESCEND AGAIN UNTIL RADAR CONTACT IS LOST. DURING THE DESCENT, THE CONTROLLER TRIED TO REACH THE AIRCRAFT SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA IN ALPHARETTA, GA, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH OF THE PDK AIRPORT. AN EYE WITNESS WHO WAS WALKING IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT STATED,” I WITNESSED THE LAST SECONDS OF THE FLIGHT OF THE BEECHCRAFT TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE THAT CRASHED IN ALPHARETTA, GA AROUND 1:00 PM ON OCTOBER 31, 2022. THE WEATHER WAS LIGHT MIST OR NO PRECIPITATION AND LOW TO ZERO WINDS. CLOUD COVER WAS LOW AND VERY HEAVY. TO MY EAST I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD SOUND OF A PISTON AIRCRAFT ENGINE OR ENGINES THROTTLING UP. THE ENGINE(S) SOUNDED POWERFUL AND EVEN, WITH NO SPUTTERING OR SKIPPING. I LOOKED UP AND STILL TO MY EAST I COULD LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT BY SOUND, BUT COULD NOT SEE IT. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER WITTENRIDGE DRIVE HEADING EAST TO WEST DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, IT BROKE THROUGH THE CLOUD COVER AND I COULD READILY IDENTIFY IT AS A TWIN ENGINE LIGHT AIRCRAFT AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE WINGS WERE HORIZONTAL AND THERE WAS NO ROLLING. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY SMOKE, FLAME OR ANYTHING ELSE TRAILING BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE WAS POINTED SLIGHTLY DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD PLENTY OF AIRSPEED. IN FACT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING VERY FAST. IT WAS NOT EXHIBITING A WING STALL WHEN I SAW IT. I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE TOWARDS THE EARTH UNDER HIGH ENGINE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO LOOK TO THE WEST DOWN THE CROSS STREET OF WELLISFORD COURT AND FOLLOW ITS DESCENT UNTIL IT PASSED BEHIND TREES AT THE WEST OF THE END OF WELLISFORD COURT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, I HEARD THE SOUND OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE ENGINES WERE STILL AT HIGH POWER AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT. AT NO TIME DID I SEE OR HEAR ANY CHANGE IN ENGINE POWER, ANGLE OF DECENT OR DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE AIRCRAFT SIMPLY FLEW INTO THE GROUND, WITH NO VISIBLE ATTEMPT BY THE PILOT TO TURN OR PULL UP. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE PILOT COULD HAVE REALIZED HIS PROXIMITY TO THE GROUND, ONCE CLEAR OOF THE CLOUD COVER, AND THAT THERE WAS STILL A BRIEF TIME IN WHICH TO REACT. I KEPT THINKING THAT I WOULD SEE THE AIRCRAFT NOSE UP INTO A CLIMB, BUT THIS DID NOT OCCUR.” AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE APPEARED TO SHOW THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN THRU THE TREES AT LOW ANGLE, HIGH VELOCITY, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ERA23FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA047), Oct 31, 2022: Hawker Beechcraft G58 (N495AU), Alpharetta, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of aircraft control for unknown reasons. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. 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