The Swearingen-TEB incident: control issues with twins

Judah wrote:
Maybe he was planning to go around and lost it in the power increase?

With one or two engines operating, it's possible to lose it in a high
performance aircraft go-around if you're not prepared for the pitch-up
as power is abruptly added, the airplane is improperly trimmed, you're
dealing with a particularly nasty, gusty wind flowing over some trees
about 50-75 feet high, and you suddenly find yourself a bit slower than
you'd like.

Case in point:

Text:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...05X02197&key=1

Key:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?...02LA017&rpt=fi

If those links don't work, search for Pittstown, NJ, Beech, Oct 26, 2001.

I looked over the accident aircraft and couldn't believe my eyes.
Although upside down and the tail bent beyond repair, the passenger
compartment was intact and my mechanic (based at the field) told me the
pilot & his wife walked away shaken, not stirred.

I was sold on Beech products from that day forward. Not that I have any
intention to test the strength of the Beech design, I pray my next
aircraft is either a Bonanza or Baron.

-Doug

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Doug Vetter, CFIMEIA

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