ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262129
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| Date: | Sunday 27 December 1992 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Planemaster Services, Inc. |
| Registration: | N56KA |
| MSN: | LW46 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7385 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dixon, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | West Chicago, IL (DPA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE TRAINEE STATED SHE WAS FLYING FINAL APPROACH AT 95 KIAS WITH THE POWER SET AT APPROXIMATELY 400 POUNDS OF TORQUE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT COMMANDED THE TRAINEE TO GO AROUND. THE TRAINEE STATED SHE APPLIED FULL POWER. SHORTLY AFTER THE FULL POWER APPLICATION THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED HE OBSERVED A LEFT YAW. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND FEATHERED THE LEFT PROP. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ITS LEFT YAW/TURN UNTIL GROUND COLLISION. APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING. TEAR DOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE AND ITS CONTROLS REVEALED NOTHING WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED A POWERPLANT FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING MANUAL STATES THE FINAL APPROACH SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE SHOULD BE 96 KIAS. V-MC IN THE AIRPLANE IS 86 KIAS.
Probable Cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FOLLOWING ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND NOT PERFORMING REMEDIAL ACTION OF A POWER REDUCTION TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AS PRESCRIBED BY HIS COMPANY'S TRAINING MANUAL, ONCE THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO YAW/TURN TO THE LEFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA058
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2021 17:25 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Apr-2024 16:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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