ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298428
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 October 2001 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C-45H |
| Owner/operator: | Frank Hammerbacher |
| Registration: | N8393H |
| MSN: | AF 854 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5420 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hudson, New Hampshire -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Nashua-Boire Field, NH (ASH/KASH) |
| Nashua-Boire Field, NH (ASH/KASH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Twin Beech (C-45H) departed on a local training flight with the pilot/owner in the left seat and a flight instructor in the right seat to conduct a flight review. Shortly after departure, the left engine started to shake, then it seized. While the flight instructor reached for the emergency checklist, the pilot/owner inadvertently feathered the good engine. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and performed a forced landing. The feathering buttons were only accessible to the pilot/owner, who had never unfeathered an engine in flight, was not familiar with the procedures necessary to restart the engine, and was subsequently unable to assist in unfeathering the engine for a restart. He had 55 hours in make and model, with none in the preceding 90 days.
Probable Cause: The pilot/owner's failure to properly identify the inoperative engine prior to feathering the wrong propeller, and his lack of familiarity with the required corrective procedures. A factor was the initial engine failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 17:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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