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April 26, 1993 · Beech 58 · N158WB

Tucson, AZ

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 26, 1993
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Location
Tucson, AZ
Aircraft
Beech 58
Tail Number
N158WB
Operator
Jay M Supkoff
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
LAX93FA186

The pilot had recently purchased the twin engine airplane and had accumulated about 123 total hours of multi engine time, with about 115 hours in the accident airplane. Witnesses stated that just after rotation the airplane pitched up abruptly and rotated to the right impacting the ground about 2000 feet beyond the approximate point of rotation and about 1500 feet to the right of the runway center line. Post crash examination of the wreckage revealed that the aft utility doors were unlatched, with the aft door rotated rearward against the fuselage and the extension limiting hinges sheared at the hinge pin. The elevator trim tabs were found in the landing configuration with tab deflections at about 9 degrees down. The rudder trim tab was found 20 degrees left deflection. Both engines were removed to an engine overhaul facility for detailed examination. No mechanical discrepancies were found and power and rotation signatures were evident. The airplane was departing on runway 11L from taxiway 6 with a nine knot tailwind and 9950 feet of runway.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOTS IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, HIS FAILURE TO COMPELTELY SECURE THE AFT UTILITY DOOR, AND HIS FAILURE TO RECONFIGURE THE TRIM TABS TO A TAKEOFF SETTING. THE UTILITY DOOR'S SUDDEN OPENING JUST AFTER ROTATION AND THE EFFECT OF THE NOSE UP TRIM SETTING LED TO AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB.

Full Narrative

THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE TWIN ENGINE AIRPLANE AND HAD ACCUMULATED ABOUT 123 TOTAL HOURS OF MULTI ENGINE TIME, WITH ABOUT 115 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. WITNESSES STATED THAT JUST AFTER ROTATION THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY AND ROTATED TO THE RIGHT IMPACTING THE GROUND ABOUT 2000 FEET BEYOND THE APPROXIMATE POINT OF ROTATION AND ABOUT 1500 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE AFT UTILITY DOORS WERE UNLATCHED, WITH THE AFT DOOR ROTATED REARWARD AGAINST THE FUSELAGE AND THE EXTENSION LIMITING HINGES SHEARED AT THE HINGE PIN. THE ELEVATOR TRIM TABS WERE FOUND IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION WITH TAB DEFLECTIONS AT ABOUT 9 DEGREES DOWN. THE RUDDER TRIM TAB WAS FOUND 20 DEGREES LEFT DEFLECTION. BOTH ENGINES WERE REMOVED TO AN ENGINE OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR DETAILED EXAMINATION. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND AND POWER AND ROTATION SIGNATURES WERE EVIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 11L FROM TAXIWAY 6 WITH A NINE KNOT TAILWIND AND 9950 FEET OF RUNWAY

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time17:38 MST
Nearest AirportTUCSON (0nm N)
Runway11
Runway Length10994 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBeech 58
Tail NumberN158WB
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorJay M Supkoff
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520-C · Reciprocating · 285
Seats6

People & Injuries

Injury Summary2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Fatal2
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total2
Crew 1Age 64 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind310° @ 9 kt
Visibility40 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point25 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time00:37
Weather SourceWFAC

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