At approximately 14:00 CST, a Beech BE-95 was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway during a practice engine failure on takeoff maneuver at the Mesquite Municipal Airport. Neither occupant was injured. the instructor said that, after the student applied takeoff power, the instructor covered the mixture controls with a plastic checklist, and pulled the right engines mixture lever to idle cutoff. The student was not able to maintain directional control, and before the instructor could take the controls, the aircraft departed the runway on the right side onto soft, muddy ground. The nose gear collapsed, the left propeller struck the ground, and the fuselage buckled.
Dec. 15, Mesquite, Texas / Beech BE-95-A55 Travelair
At approximately 14:00 CST, a Beech BE-95 was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway during a practice engine failure on takeoff maneuver at the Mesquite Municipal Airport. Neither occupant was injured. the instructor said that, after the student applied takeoff power, the instructor covered the mixture controls with a plastic checklist, and pulled the right engines mixture lever to idle cutoff. The student was not able to maintain directional control, and before the instructor could take the controls, the aircraft departed the runway on the right side onto soft, muddy ground. The nose gear collapsed, the left propeller struck the ground, and the fuselage buckled....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech BE-95 sustained substantial damage after veering off the runway at Mesquite Municipal Airport during a practice engine failure maneuver.
- The student pilot lost directional control after the instructor initiated a simulated right engine failure by pulling the mixture lever to idle cutoff.
- The aircraft departed onto soft ground, resulting in a collapsed nose gear, damaged left propeller, and buckled fuselage, though neither occupant was injured.
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