14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, November 20, 2011 in Lusby, MD
Probable Cause Approval Date: 02/16/2012
Aircraft: BEECH V35, registration: N9569Q
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot stated that, during the night flight, he made an initial pass to locate the airfield and to turn on the runway lights via the radio. He rejected the first approach when he lost sight of the landing area. He visually reacquired the field and began his second approach. During the second approach, he saw the runway lights from the approach end to the departure end and the windsock to the left of the runway. He recalled that he felt that the airplane was slightly low. He stated that, while he was on what he believed was short final, trees appeared in front of the windscreen, and trees limbs and branches began to hit the airplane. The airplane began to severely vibrate and shimmy, so the pilot reduced power and pushed the yoke forward to force the airplane onto the ground. The airplane collided with the ground, and the airframe was substantially damaged.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot did not maintain clearance from trees during a night approach.
The pilot stated that during a night flight he made an initial pass to locate the airfield and turn on the runway lights via radio. The first approach was aborted when he lost sight of the landing area. He visually re-acquired the field and began his second approach. During the second approach, he saw the runway lights from the approach end to the departure end and the wind sock to the left of the runway. He recalled that he felt slightly low during the approach. On what he believed was short final, he stated that trees appeared in front of the windscreen. Trees limbs and branches began to hit the airplane. The airplane began to severely vibrate and shimmy, so the pilot reduced power and pushed the yoke forward to force the airplane on the ground. The airplane collided with the ground and the airframe was substantially damaged.
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 2 has flown both the male pilot, age 46 and a 16-year-old passenger to Prince George’s Shock Trauma.
Preliminary reports indicate the pilot was flying a 1966 V-35 Bonanza and encountered a missed approach, clipped some trees, lost some equipment and as a result slid off the runway.
The NTSB and a FAA inspector are en route to the scene to investigate.
Plane Crashes at Chesapeake Ranch Estates Airport
Fire and Rescue Crews from both Calvert and St. Mary’s County are on the scene of a plane crash at the Chesapeake Ranch Estates Airport in Lusby.
The crash was reported around 6:26 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Two male patients are reported to have been on board the plane. A MSP helicopter has been requested to the scene of the crash.
Update: Maryland State Police Trooper 2 transported two males, pilot and passenger, to Prince George's Hospital. Also, two fire fighters were transported to hospital. Pilot suffered a concussion and broken legs. Aircraft was purchased approximately 1 month ago.
LUSBY, Maryland — Maryland State Police say two people have been injured in a small plane crash at the end of a runway at a Calvert County airport.
Trooper First Class E. West of the Prince Frederick barracks says the plane crashed around 6:30 p.m. Sunday at an airport at the Chesapeake Ranch Estates in Lusby. West says it’s not yet clear how badly the two people aboard the plane were injured.
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