Piper PA-23-150 N2118P

Summary

On 10 February 1990 at about 21:08 local time, a Piper PA-23-150 registered N2118P, operated by Brian Beamer, was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 February 1990 at 21:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Long Beach, California, United States

Nearest airport

Long Beach (LGB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-150

Registration

N2118P

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Brian Beamer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hesperia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX90LA087

2 people were seriously injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RAISE THE GEAR AND FLAPS DURING A GO-AROUND RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN A PA-23.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS ON FINAL FOLLOWING A C-152 DOING TOUCH-AND-GO'S AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TOWER TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND WHEN IT APPEARED TO THE CONTROLLER THE PIPER WAS OVERTAKING THE CESSNA. THE PIPER WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB AND THEN DESCEND TO THE GROUND IN A LEFT TURN. THE PLT INDICATED A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE DURING THE GO-AROUND, AND THAT HE RAISED THE GEAR AND FLAPS. THE FLAP SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION, AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN AND NEUTRAL POSITION. THE PLT HAD 13 HRS IN A PA-23. NO EVIDENCE FOUND TO INDICATE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM OF THE LEFT ENGINE. BOTH FUEL TANKS HAD EVIDENCE OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL PRESENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.