Hawker Beechcraft 76 accident near Fort Worth, TX
On October 26, 2011, a Hawker Beechcraft 76 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, TX. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 26, 2011
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX
- Aircraft
- Hawker Beechcraft 76 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.926°N, 97.424°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111026X34639
Official records · CEN12FA043
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Attachment 1 - ATC Specialist Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 26, 2011, about 0905 central daylight time, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, model 76 multi-engine airplane, N6018U, impacted terrain while maneuvering in the vicinity of Hicks Airfield (T67) Fort Worth, Texas. The certified flight instructor (CFI), the pilot receiving instruction, and the passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to Magnum Assets, Inc., and operated by Pro Aircraft under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a pilot training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The local flight originated from T67 about 0850. The airplane was on a training flight and the CFI reported that he had intended to concentrate on one engine inoperative procedures. The pilot receiving instruction was in the left seat, the CFI was in the right seat, and the passenger was seated in the right rear. After takeoff, and while on a right crosswind leg, the certified flight instructor (CFI) pulled back on the power to simulate an engine failure on the right engine. During simulated shut-down and simulated feathering procedures the right engine was inadvertently shut down and the propeller feathered. With only the left engine operating the pilot receiving instruction continued a climb out to more than 1,000 feet above ground level (agl). After several unsuccessful attempts to unfeather the propeller and restart the right engine the pilot receiving instruction maneuvered the airplane to return to land at T67. The airplane was on final appr
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed above the air minimum control airspeed (Vmca), which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's failure to follow published procedures to retract the landing gear and maintain 85 knots minimum airspeed during the one-engine-inoperative go-around maneuver.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
