Beechcraft 76 N6002P

Summary

On 30 June 1985 at about 17:45 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N6002P, operated by PRO Aero, was involved in an accident near Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 June 1985 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Morgantown Muni (MGW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 76

Registration

N6002P

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

PRO Aero

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Fairmont

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85LA201

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CFI & DUAL STUDENT WERE ON A FLT TO FAIRMONT, WV SO THE STUDENT COULD RECEIVE A MULTI-ENG FLT EXAM. THE STUDENT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF FROM RWY 18, THE CFI CLOSED THE MIXTURE CONTROL ON THE RIGHT ENG 'TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE.' THE ACFT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE RIGHT & THE STUDENT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER & AILERON TO CORRECT THE YAW. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, THE STUDENT THEN REVERSED THE INPUTS MOMENTARILY & THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CFI THEN DECREASED THE PITCH ATTITUDE OF THE ACFT & LEVELED THE WINGS. HOWEVER, THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APRX 200 FT WEST OF RWY 18 & WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD REACHED AN ALT OF ABOUT 100 TO 150 FT AGL WHEN THE 'SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE' WAS INITIATED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PRACTICE FOR THE CFI TO SIMULATE AN ENG FAILURE BY CLOSING THE MIXTURE CONTROL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.