16 Jan 2020: Beech 76 No Series — St Charles Flying Service Inc

16 Jan 2020: Beech 76 No Series — St Charles Flying Service Inc

No fatalities • St. Charles, MO, United States

Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction’s misunderstanding of the flight instructor’s instruction and the pilot's and the instructor’s insufficient use of rudder while adding power to the operating engine, which resulted in the airplane rolling left and the wing striking the ground. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot and flight instructor had completed about two hours of multi-engine flight training and were performing a "zero thrust, single engine" full stop landing. A sink rate developed on final approach and the flight instructor told the pilot to "add a small amount of power to the right operating engine." The pilot misunderstood the instruction as "abort" and added full power to the right engine to abort the landing. The airplane rolled left and the flight instructor added right rudder to arrest the roll. The left wing hit the ground and the airplane rotated left on the ground, substantially damaging the airplane's left wing and collapsing the three landing gear. Neither pilot was injured. There were no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Contributing factors

  • Student/instructed pilot
  • Student/instructed pilot
  • Lateral/bank control — Not attained/maintained
  • Student/instructed pilot
  • Instructor/check pilot
  • Incorrect use/operation
  • Instructor/check pilot

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 280/06kt, vis 10sm

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