Beechcraft 76 N6630D

Summary

On 16 January 2020 at about 18:45 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N6630D, operated by St Charles Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near St. Charles, Missouri, 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

16 January 2020 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Charles, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

St Charles County Smartt (SET)

Coordinates

38.9292, -90.4308

Aircraft

Beechcraft 76

Registration

N6630D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

2

Operator

St Charles Flying Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Charles → St. Charles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA062

Nobody was injured.

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.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.