ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249432
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| Date: | Thursday 16 January 2020 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 76 Duchess |
| Owner/operator: | St. Charles Flying Service |
| Registration: | N6630D |
| MSN: | ME-221 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8478 hours |
| Engine model: | Amateur/Experimental Unknown |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Charles, Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | St Charles County Smartt Airport, MO (KSET) |
| St Charles County Smartt Airport, MO (KSET) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor were performing a zero-thrust, single-engine, full-stop landing when a sink rate developed on final approach. Subsequently, the instructor told the pilot to "add a small amount of power to the right operating engine." The pilot misunderstood the instruction as "abort" and added full power to the right engine to abort the landing. The airplane rolled left, and the instructor added right rudder to arrest the roll. The left wing hit the ground; the airplane rotated left, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing; and the landing gear collapsed. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot receiving instruction's misunderstanding of the flight instructor's instruction and the pilot's and the instructor's insufficient use of rudder while adding power to the operating engine, which resulted in the airplane rolling left and the wing striking the ground. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20CA062
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2021 16:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 04-Apr-2021 16:33 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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