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| Date: | Tuesday 5 November 2013 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E-55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Tug Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N1908L |
| MSN: | TE-1084 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (KTRI), Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Blountville, TN (TRI) |
| Blountville, TN (TRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot and the certificated flight instructor (CFI), the intent of the flight was a proficiency check required by the pilot's insurance carrier, and that the accident occurred while performing a simulated engine failure during the takeoff roll. The pilot reported that after the CFI retarded the power on an engine, the airplane veered to the right. As the airplane exited the edge of the runway he attempted to ground loop it in order to avoid an antenna that was directly in their path. The CFI reported that the pilot "delayed in retarding the power." The CFI subsequently retarded both mixtures, in an attempt to stop the airplane. The airplane subsequently impacted an antenna, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage of the airplane. The CFI reported no abnormities with the airplane prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's delayed reaction and loss of directional control while performing a simulated engine failure during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the CFI's delayed reaction to the loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Media:
FAA records: Plane involved in training crash at Tri Cities Regional registered to Tug Aviation out of WVa. pic.twitter.com/AKO4ZFELnw
— Kevin Castle (@BHCCastle) November 5, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2013 19:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Nov-2013 20:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2013 23:00 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, ] |
| 06-Nov-2013 08:19 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 06-Nov-2013 08:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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