Pilot Blamed in 2013 Fatal
Beech Premier 390 Crash
The NTSB today concluded its
investigation into the Feb. 20, 2013, attempted go-around crash of a Premier
390 that killed all five passengers and injured the pilot and copilot. The
Safety Board said the pilot “failed to adhere to the airplane’s flight manual
procedures for antiskid failure in flight and did not retract the lift dump
immediately after making the decision to perform a go-around.” It also noted
that the “pilot’s fatigue, due to acute sleep loss” contributed to the
accident.” Returning from a Part 91 business flight, the twinjet touched down
about 8:05 p.m. on Runway 10 at Thomson-McDuffie County (Ga.) Airport, but did
not slow as the pilot expected and, about seven seconds later, the pilot
initiated a go-around. About nine more seconds passed before the aircraft
collided with a 63-ft high utility pole about 1,835 feet from the departure end
of the runway. According to the checklist for an antiskid system failure, the
flap configurations available are “up” or “flaps 10.” Either of these positions
would have required a longer landing distance than the runway at
Thomson-McDuffie provided. “As a result, the pilot should have sought landing at
an alternate airport,” the NTSB said in its final report.
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