Beechcraft 77 N6715V

Summary

On 1 November 2009 at about 20:38 local time, a Beechcraft 77 registered N6715V, operated by Scott Plunske, was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Florida, 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

1 November 2009 at 20:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)

Coordinates

29.6900, -82.2717

Aircraft

Beechcraft 77

Registration

N6715V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Scott Plunske

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valdosta → Gainesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA045

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had recently purchased the airplane and was enroute to his home airport with another pilot when the accident occurred. While on final approach to runway 25 the airplane was "exactly on course;" however, during the flare the airplane veered to the left and the right wing lifted. The pilot applied full throttle and initiated a go-around; however, the airplane was "already in a stall." The airplane then impacted a sign, substantially damaging the left wing, before it came to rest in the grass. The pilot was able to taxi the airplane to the ramp when he observed 2 turboprop aircraft taxiing to the ramp in front of him. The pilot believed he experienced propwash from the other aircraft while he was landing. He additionally reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The winds were recorded as variable at 4 knots at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.