Beechcraft H-18 N22XL

Summary

On 23 November 2003 at about 14:00 local time, a Beechcraft H-18 registered N22XL, operated by Matthew P. Kibler, was involved in an accident near Westminster, Maryland, United States. 5 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

23 November 2003 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Westminster, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Carrol County Regional Airport (DMW)

Coordinates

39.6083, -77.0078

Aircraft

Beechcraft H-18

Registration

N22XL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Matthew P. Kibler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westminster → Marathon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04LA040

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after a failure of one propeller system. Factors in the accident were the failure to perform maintenance inspection and the failure of a bolt in the left propeller blade system.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll, about the time of rotation, the airplane yawed right and would not maintain altitude. The airplane cleared one ravine, and the pilot retarded the throttles to abort the takeoff. The airplane touched down in a grass area and came to rest at the bottom of a larger ravine. Examination of the wreckage revealed that a stud, which attached to the pitch change link in one of the left propeller blades, had separated. The last annual inspection of the airplane was performed about 4 years and 5 months prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.