Br Legend Llc TURBINE LEGEND accident near West Columbia, SC
On May 23, 2015, a Br Legend Llc TURBINE LEGEND (airplane) was involved in an accident near West Columbia, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 23, 2015
- Place
- West Columbia, SC
- Aircraft
- Br Legend Llc TURBINE LEGEND · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.947°N, 81.162°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150523X02458
Official records · ERA15FA221
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - Chronological Summary of Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Daily Record of Facility Operation CAE ATCT: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Flight Progress Strip: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Transcription of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 23, 2015, about 0921 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Turbine Legend, N42BR, collided with trees and a pond about 1.2 nautical miles (nm) west of Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia, South Carolina. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to BR Legend, LLC and privately operated. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, which originated about 7 minutes earlier from CAE, and was destined for Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), Asheville, North Carolina. Air traffic control (ATC) radar and voice communication information indicated that the pilot was cleared to taxi to runway 11 and was provided a VFR clearance. He subsequently contacted the local controller and advised he was ready to depart. At 0913:27, the controller cleared the flight for takeoff and instructed the pilot to turn left heading 050°, which he acknowledged. Shortly after takeoff, ATC communications were transferred to departure control. The flight was radar-identified at 0914:56, and the pilot was instructed to turn left on course toward the destination airport. The pilot acknowledged the transmission and proceeded in a north-northwesterly direction until 0917:26, at which time the airplane turned left from its on-course heading and continued to climb. At 0917:56, the pilot declared a mayday, advising the controller that he, "…lost ah my engine." About this time,
Probable cause
An engine flame-out due to fuel starvation as the result of an improperly-installed auxiliary fuel pump fitting, and the pilot's failure to promptly feather the propeller following the engine-flame out, which resulted in decreased glide capability and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of the airplane with no emergency electric propeller feathering system.
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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.
