ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237808
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| Date: | Thursday 2 July 2020 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 76 Duchess |
| Owner/operator: | CAG Aircraft Holdings LLC |
| Registration: | N20131 |
| MSN: | ME-82 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3968 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LO-360-AIG6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crystal River Airport (KCGC), Citrus County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Crystal River Airport, FL (KCGC) |
| Crystal River Airport, FL (KCGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor was conducting a training flight with the private pilot in the multiengine airplane. The flight instructor said that shortly after the airplane began to accelerate down the runway, she pulled the left throttle to idle to simulate an engine failure on takeoff and the private pilot "froze." She told him to bring the engine power to idle and brake, which he did, but the airplane was already veering left. The flight instructor then took control of the airplane and shut off power to each engine, but the airplane exited the runway and impacted an embankment resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The private pilot said that he responded to the simulated engine failure by removing thrust on both engines, applying the brakes, and trying to maintain directional control; however, "Despite the measures taken, the plane skidded off the runway." The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a simulated engine failure on takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N20131
NTSB ERA20CA239
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2020 09:53 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-Mar-2021 09:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2021 09:35 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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