The airplane was destroyed when it departed controlled flight during a go-around/balked landing at about 1450 Mountain time and impacted a parking lot and industrial building. Visual conditions prevailed. The Private pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Witnesses said they heard an engine sputtering or backfiring as the airplane passed overhead. On final approach, the airplane was too high and too fast. One witness said one of the propellers was windmilling; another said the left propeller was not turning. At some point past midfield, the pilot applied power as if to go around. The airplane rolled steeply to the left, descended, crashed into a parking lot and exploded.
April 3, 2005, Fort Collins, Colo. / Beech E55 Baron
The airplane was destroyed when it departed controlled flight during a go-around/balked landing at about 1450 Mountain time and impacted a parking lot and industrial building. Visual conditions prevailed. The Private pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Witnesses said they heard an engine sputtering or backfiring as the airplane passed overhead. On final approach, the airplane was too high and too fast. One witness said one of the propellers was windmilling; another said the left propeller was not turning. At some point past midfield, the pilot applied power as if to go around. The airplane rolled steeply to the left, descended, crashed into a parking lot and exploded....
Key Takeaways:
- A private pilot was fatally injured and their airplane destroyed after crashing into a parking lot and industrial building during a go-around/balked landing.
- Witnesses reported hearing the engine sputtering or backfiring and noted the airplane was too high and fast on final approach.
- Observations included one propeller windmilling or not turning as the airplane rolled steeply left and descended after the pilot attempted to apply power for a go-around.
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