Beechcraft D55 N1796A

Summary

On 14 July 2017 at about 02:15 local time, a Beechcraft D55 registered N1796A was involved in an accident near Hailey, Idaho, 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

14 July 2017 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hailey, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Friedman Memorial (SUN)

Coordinates

43.5039, -114.2956

Aircraft

Beechcraft D55

Registration

N1796A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arco → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

WPR17LA154

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the multi-engine airplane's engines were "not synched up" during the landing flare and the airplane began to drift to the right side of the runway. The airplane's airspeed began to decay, and the pilot applied left throttle and pitched the airplane's nose down to correct. The airplane subsequently yawed to the right, the right-wing tip impacted the ground, and the airplane landed sideways, collapsing the landing gear and resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems that would have precluded normal operation and that he should have initiated a go-around upon first noticing the unequal engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.