CRESTVIEW, FL, USA
N2EP
BEECH A-90
THE PIC/CFI WAS CONDUCTING A PUBLIC USE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH TWO MILITARY RATED STUDENT PILOTS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED AT ABOUT 60 TO 80 FT AGL SOUTH OF THE APPROACH END OF AN ACTIVE RUNWAY. IT YAWED TO THE RIGHT, AND BACK TO THE LEFT, COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN IN A 45 DEG LEFT-WING-LOW ATTITUDE, AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN IN THE PATTERN MAKING TOUCH-AND-GO'S, AND HAD EARLIER REPORTED A SINGLE-ENGINE APPROACH. THIS LANDING WAS TO BE A FULL-STOP.
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND/CFI IMPROPER SUPERVISION OF THE DUAL STUDENT. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL AIRSPEED (VMC) WHILE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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