ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212096
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 June 2018 |
| Time: | 09:07 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N218BL |
| MSN: | TH-1780 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2044 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 miles NE of South Jersey Regional Airport (KVAY) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Mount Holly, NJ (VAY) |
| Hyannis-Barnstable Airport, MA (HYA/KHYA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot, who was not instrument current, and a passenger departed on an instrument flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions. After takeoff, the pilot did not climb to the clearance altitude of 2,000 ft mean sea level (msl), instead leveled off about 500 ft msl. The pilot then began a second climb to a maximum altitude of 1,400 ft, then leveled off, followed by a steep right descending turn to about the base of the clouds about 400 ft. The airplane then began a climb to 1,700 ft msl while the airspeed decreased. While flying in a right bank near the published wings-level, 1-g stall speed, the airplane likely exceeded its critical angle of attack, stalled, and entered a descent. A witness reported hearing a loud engine sound from the low-flying airplane, and last observed the airplane in a slight left bank, although the airplane impacted the ground in a nose and right-wing low attitude.
Examination of the flight controls, engines, engine systems, and propellers revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. While postaccident acceptance testing of autopilot components revealed minor out-of-tolerance conditions, the conditions noted would not have adversely affected proper operation. Although the presence of moisture in the static system could not be ruled out because the static system was destroyed, it is unlikely that was an issue because the ADS-B data for pressure altitude and geometric altitude calculated by the GPS revealed no gross difference.
The restricted visibility, maneuvering during the transition from takeoff to cruise flight, and the pilot's lack of instrument proficiency provided conditions conducive to the development of spatial disorientation. The airplane's altitude and track variations were inconsistent with its takeoff and departure clearance and the high velocity impact are consistent with the known effects of spatial disorientation. Therefore, it is likely that the pilot became spatially disoriented while flying in instrument meteorological conditions and lost control of the airplane. Contributing to the loss of control was the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience.
Probable Cause: A loss of control due to spatial disorientation while climbing after departure in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N218BL/history/20180613/1230Z/KVAY/KHYA
FAA register: https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/Main.aspx
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NTSB investigating this morning\'s crash of a Beech BE 58 in Springfield Township, NJ.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) June 13, 2018
Authorities say a Hawker Beechcraft 58 Baron plane bound for Hyannis crashed in a rural part of southern New Jersey, USA, killing two people.https://t.co/2ppFwT5XqU pic.twitter.com/3qqotsula6
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 13 juin 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2018 16:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Jun-2018 16:50 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 13-Jun-2018 16:50 | cpierce1999 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Jun-2018 17:07 | cpierce1999 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2018 19:22 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Jun-2018 19:27 | Geno | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Jun-2018 21:46 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 13-Jun-2018 21:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2018 17:38 | cpierce1999 | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2018 18:16 | cpierce1999 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2020 09:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 06-Aug-2020 05:41 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2022 22:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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