Beechcraft BE-76 N42RR

Summary

On 19 December 1998 at about 19:30 local time, a Beechcraft BE-76 registered N42RR was involved in an accident near Cincinnatti, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 December 1998 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cincinnatti, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Cinn Muni-Lunken Airport (LUK)

Coordinates

39.1105, -84.4206

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-76

Registration

N42RR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA038

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's delay in initiating remedial action. Factors include a wet runway, and the student's inability to maintain airplane directional control during a simulated, on-ground engine failure.

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

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The flight instructor was giving instruction to the private pilot in anticipation of a multi-engine flight test. It had rained earlier, and the runway was still wet. The instructor gave the private pilot a simulated engine failure during the takeoff roll. He allowed the airplane to accelerate, and pulled back the mixture to the left engine at approximately 30 knots. The airplane veered quickly to the left, about 30 degrees. The private pilot did not retard both throttles immediately, so the flight instructor advanced the mixture on the left engine; however, the corrective action was too late, and the airplane departed the runway. The flight instructor reduced the power, and the brakes were applied. The airplane continued through the wet grass, then ran into an elevated asphalt driveway at 10 to 15 knots. The nose gear collapsed, and the airframe was bent.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.