Beechcraft 76 N6716L

Summary

On 6 September 2012 at about 15:35 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N6716L was involved in an accident near Manville, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 September 2012 at 15:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Manville, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Central Jersey Regional (47N)

Coordinates

40.5244, -74.5981

Aircraft

Beechcraft 76

Registration

N6716L

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Princeton → Manville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12LA549

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing and attempted go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after a normal approach, the airplane drifted to the left after touchdown and he commenced a go-around. As he began the go-around, the pilot-rated passenger called out for “full power.” The airplane turned and rolled sharply to the right. The pilot corrected with flight control inputs, and the airplane banked to the left; the left wing tip struck a dirt mound located off the left side of the runway. The airplane then collided with a perimeter fence and came to rest inverted. The pilot-rated passenger reported that the airplane departed the left side of the runway during the landing and subsequently “porpoised.” Although preliminary on-site examination of the wreckage indicated that the right engine “did not appear to be operating” and that the right engine mixture control was in the idle cutoff position, a witness, who was a flight instructor, stated that he observed no indications of an engine failure while the airplane was airborne. Subsequent examination of both engines revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure, and both propeller assemblies showed evidence of rotation at impact.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.