ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148025
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 2012 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N71BM |
| MSN: | TC-280 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3814 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Millville Airport, Millville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Allentown, NJ (XLL) |
| Mt. Holly, NJ (VAY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot receiving instruction was conducting a simulated engine-out emergency landing when the accident occurred. Several eyewitnesses reported that the airplane began to roll to the left while it was in flight. One eyewitness reported hearing the airplane's engines increase in power. During postaccident interviews, the flight instructor stated that the left engine was at the idle power setting to simulate the engine failure for landing; however, he could not recall the events that took place during the accident sequence. Examination of the airframe and engines revealed no anomalies or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. Review of the private pilot’s medical history revealed nothing to suggest a medical cause for impairment or incapacitation. Therefore, it is likely that during the landing flare, the pilot receiving instruction added power to the right engine and failed to properly compensate for the increased asymmetrical thrust, which resulted in a loss of control.
Probable Cause: The pilot receiving instruction failed to maintain airplane control during the simulated engine-out landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to take timely remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=71BM
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2012 18:33 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Aug-2012 18:42 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Aug-2012 00:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2012 06:53 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2013 02:33 | Masen63 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2023 05:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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